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Far am bi mi fhìn
This is a lovely wee Scottish Gaelic song which Joy has hand-picked to celebrate Scotland's Year of Coasts and Waters. This is Far am bi mi fhìn and this version is sung by Joy Dunlop. Watch the video then learn the song line-by-line. This video was originally filmed for LearnGaelic’s popular social media strand ‘Learn a Gaelic song’ and the format is slightly different.
Joy is so passionate about Gaelic she’s even urging you on in the language. Let’s get to grips with Joy’s enthusiastic praise!
Halò a chàirdean agus fàilte oirbh air ais gu òran na seachdaine còmhla riumsa, Joy Dunlop
Hello friends and welcome back to song of the week with me, Joy Dunlop
try that
very good
1, 2, 3, 4
Now we have all that, you can praise everyone you meet today in Gaelic! Let’s learn the first part of the chorus, beacuse she is lovely, Joy has broken this down into three parts:
Where I will be ...
there is ...
my hope
Put that together.
Far am bi mi fhìn is ann a bhios mo dhòchas
Where I will be, there is my hope
Sing along with Joy!
Far am bi mi fhìn is ann a bhios mo dhòchas
Where I will be, there is my hope
Repeat that line, but with a new tune.
Far am bi mi fhìn is ann a bhios mo dhòchas
Where I will be, there is my hope
Repeat that line, it's almost the same as the first line, but watch out for the last note.
Far am bi mi fhìn is ann a bhios mo dhòchas
Where I will be, there is my hope
Put the first three lines together and sing loud!
Far am bi mi fhìn is ann a bhios mo dhòchas
Far am bi mi fhìn is ann a bhios mo dhòchas
Far am bi mi fhìn is ann a bhios mo dhòchas
Where I will be, there is my hope
Where I will be, there is my hope
Where I will be, there is my hope
Let’s learn the final line. To make life easy, Joy has broken this down into two parts. Please note the sentence makes more grammatical sense than the two parts individually.
Where I will be,
my hope will be there
Put that together.
Far am bi mi fhìn bidh mo dhòchas ann
Where I will be, my hope will be there
Sing along with Joy!
Far am bi mi fhìn bidh mo dhòchas ann
Where I will be, my hope will be there
Are you feeling confident? Let’s put all the lines together and start to work on the complete chorus.
Far am bi mi fhìn is ann a bhios mo dhòchas
Far am bi mi fhìn is ann a bhios mo dhòchas
Far am bi mi fhìn is ann a bhios mo dhòchas
Far am bi mi fhìn bidh mo dhòchas ann
Where I will be, there is my hope
Where I will be, there is my hope
Where I will be, there is my hope
Where I will be, my hope will be there
This is the second part of a lovely wee Scottish Gaelic song which Joy has hand-picked to celebrate Scotland's Year of Coasts and Waters. This is the verse of Far am bi mi fhìn and is sung by Joy Dunlop. Watch the video then learn the song line-by-line. This video was originally filmed for LearnGaelic’s popular social media strand ‘Learn a Gaelic song’ and the format is slightly different.
Joy used four more Gaelic lines in the second video, so let's learn them first.
and that's the song
Easy, isn't it?
fantastic
You did really well
Let’s learn the first part of the verse, because she is lovely, Joy has broken this down into four parts:
Travelling on ...
the shores ...
and walking on ...
the sand
Put that together.
Siubhal air na cladaichean 's a' coiseachd air a' ghainmhich
Travelling on the beaches and walking on the sand
Sing along with Joy!
Siubhal air na cladaichean 's a' coiseachd air a' ghainmhich
Travelling on the beaches and walking on the sand
Repeat that line, but with a new tune.
Siubhal air na cladaichean 's a' coiseachd air a' ghainmhich
Travelling on the beaches and walking on the sand
Repeat that line, it's almost the same as the first line.
Siubhal air na cladaichean 's a' coiseachd air a' ghainmhich
Travelling on the beaches and walking on the sand
Let’s learn the final line. It's the same as the first line in the chorus!
Far am bi mi fhìn bidh mo dhòchas ann
Where I will be, my hope will be there
Sing along with Joy!
Far am bi mi fhìn bidh mo dhòchas ann
Where I will be, my hope will be there
Are you feeling confident? Let’s put all the lines together and start to work on the complete first verse.
Siubhal air na cladaichean 's a' coiseachd air a' ghainmhich
Siubhal air na cladaichean 's a' coiseachd air a' ghainmhich
Siubhal air na cladaichean 's a' coiseachd air a' ghainmhich
Far am bi mi fhìn bidh mo dhòchas ann
Travelling on the beaches and walking on the sand
Travelling on the beaches and walking on the sand
Travelling on the beaches and walking on the sand
Where I will be, my hope will be there
Are you feeling confident? Let’s put all the lines together and sing the song. It's on the next page.
Far am bi mi fhìn
The whole song together is:
Far am bi mi fhìn is ann a bhios mo dhòchas
Far am bi mi fhìn is ann a bhios mo dhòchas
Far am bi mi fhìn is ann a bhios mo dhòchas
Far am bi mi fhìn bidh mo dhòchas ann
Siubhal air na cladaichean 's a' coiseachd air a' ghainmhich
Siubhal air na cladaichean 's a' coiseachd air a' ghainmhich
Siubhal air na cladaichean 's a' coiseachd air a' ghainmhich
Far am bi mi fhìn bidh mo dhòchas ann
Far am bi mi fhìn is ann a bhios mo dhòchas
Far am bi mi fhìn is ann a bhios mo dhòchas
Far am bi mi fhìn is ann a bhios mo dhòchas
Far am bi mi fhìn bidh mo dhòchas ann
Where I will be, there is my hope
Where I will be, there is my hope
Where I will be, there is my hope
Where I will be, my hope will be there
Travelling on the beaches and walking on the sand
Travelling on the beaches and walking on the sand
Travelling on the beaches and walking on the sand
Where I will be, my hope will be there
Where I will be, there is my hope
Where I will be, there is my hope
Where I will be, there is my hope
Where I will be, my hope will be there