An excellent song by Runrig that s relatively easy to play even for beginners as there
are only 4 chords used (, , , )
(Translation:
Gaidhlig: Tha feur ur air bar an tallamh, bar an tallamh, horribh o
English: There s a new grass growing on the top of the soil
(Just singing in the verses. After the first two choruses, instruments stop playing and
there is only singing, apart from the 3 drum beats used on Tha feur ur air bar an
tallamh, bar an tallamh, horribh o line.
Verse 1:
April comes to the new grass on the hills of gold
Tha feur ur air bar an tallamh, bar an tallamh, horribh o
Where winter falls in the long cold north
Black waters wait in the Ice and snow
Tha feur ur air bar an tallamh, bar an tallamh, horribh o
Black waters wait in the Ice and sun
Through the glens where your great rivers run
Chorus:
Back on the stamping ground
to where it all began
Back on the stamping ground
We come again
Same notes for verses 2 & 3: (, )
Same chords for chorus: (, , , , ,
, , , , , , , )
Verse 2:
So we tend and we nurtur all the seeds we ve sown
Tha feur ur air bar an tallamh, bar an tallamh, horribh o
Through all the frosts and rains the west winds blow
till the fields turn ripe and a harvest stored
Tha feur ur air bar an tallamh, bar an tallamh, horribh o
Through all the frosts and rains the west winds blow
We will wait here till the winter s end
Chorus:
Back on the stamping ground
to where it all began
Back on the stamping ground
We come again
Verse 3:
So it s blood on blood, our bond, our word
Tha feur ur air bar an tallamh, bar an tallamh, horribh o
For the strength and weakness of our days
is to take you there on a journey shared
Tha feur ur air bar an tallamh, bar an tallamh, horribh o
So take this ring, make it sparkle and glow
it s much greater than we may ever know
Chorus:
Back on the stamping ground
to where it all began
Back on the stamping ground
We come again