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Màili’s Mummy is a lovely Gaelic singer and her Dad is a great double bass player. Can you guess who they can be?

I wrote my first ever Gaelic lullaby for Màili. I confess to having to call in the experts, to check my Gaelic and fine-tune some of the words. So— Angus Peter Campbell — thank you very much for your help — Mòran Taing!

I enjoy researching into the names so I can use that in the words. Màili, pronounced like Màiri with a long ‘a’, but with an ‘L’ rather than an ‘r’, means ‘Star of the sea’ (Reul na mara ). I don’t think I have ever met a Màili. I hope to see this wee one sometime soon.

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Lullaby for Màili Rut


Hi ho ro a Mhàili Bhig.
Bà bà, bà bà,
Hi ho ro a Mhàili Bhig.
Bà mo leanabh, bà.
Tha Màili Rut mar Reul na Mara,
Na nighneag ghrinn, ar gaol gu bràth.
Hi ho ro a Mhàili Bhig,
Bà mo leanabh, bà.

Hi ho ro a Mhàili Bhig
Bà bà, bà bà,
Hi ho ro a Mhàili Bhig,
Bà mo leanabh bà.
Càidil ciùin tron oidhche dhorcha
Is èirich aoibhneach am beul an là.
Hi ho ro a Mhàili Bhig,
Bà mo leanabh, bà.

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from A Collection of Lullabies from Marie​-​Louise Napier, released May 12, 2023
Words and music by Marie-Louise Napier

Sung by Marie-Lousie Napier, who accompanies herself on a small Scottish knee harp.

Recorded at Cherrygrove by Hamish Napier

Mixed and Mastered by Andrea Gobbi at GloWorm Recording, Glasgow and Carrier Waves Mastering, Glasgow.

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Lullaby Nana Scotland, UK

Marie-Louise Napier is a singer and harper from the Scottish Highlands. She sung with Scottish Opera in Glasgow, later returning to the Highlands with her husband to raise a family and become a well-respected music tutor and composer. For many years she taught at Edinburgh Harp Festival and her duo with her sister, No Spring Chickens were a hit at the Edinburgh Fringe. She is also a keen painter. ... more

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