{"id":7452,"date":"2015-12-25T22:01:57","date_gmt":"2015-12-25T22:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=7452"},"modified":"2016-12-31T02:50:57","modified_gmt":"2016-12-31T02:50:57","slug":"the-irish-twelve-days-of-christmas-redux-redux-with-a-blogliography-of-other-blogs-on-the-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/the-irish-twelve-days-of-christmas-redux-redux-with-a-blogliography-of-other-blogs-on-the-song\/","title":{"rendered":"The Irish Twelve Days of Christmas Redux Redux with a Blogliography of Other Blogs on the Song"},"content":{"rendered":"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"C\u00e9<\/a>

C\u00e9 mh\u00e9ad bronntanas? (Picti\u00far le Xavier Romero-Frias, http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:XRF_12days.jpg)<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

First, you’re probably wondering why the “redux redux.”\u00a0 That’s because we’ve looked at all the verses of this song quite thoroughly over the last few years.\u00a0 F\u00e9ach an blagliosta<\/strong> (blogliography) th\u00edos<\/strong>.\u00a0 And we’ve already had one recap (18 M\u00ed na Nollag 2013<\/strong>), so this is now the second recap (reredux?).<\/p>\n

In the first recap, we tried fitting the words for the gifts into the phrases describing them, like adding “cail\u00edn\u00ed<\/strong>” to “(an m\u00e9ad<\/strong>)\u00a0 ____\u00a0 ble\u00e1na\u00ed<\/strong>” (or “ag ble\u00e1n<\/strong>“). \u00a0A fun exercise which could be easily used in an Irish language classroom, come December.<\/p>\n

Here we’ll use a word bank to match the numbers to the gifts. \u00a0\u00a0And to mix it up a bit more, I’ve used all the relevant\u00a0bunuimhreacha<\/strong> and the uimhreacha<\/strong> pearsanta <\/strong>in the word bank, so there are twice as many choices as necessary.\u00a0 And I added the maoluimhreacha <\/strong>(minus the “a<\/strong>” particle), when they are different from the bunuimhreacha<\/strong>!\u00a0 No simple little single “freagra breise<\/strong>” to ratchet up the d\u00fashl\u00e1n<\/strong> a notch.\u00a0 This one’s ratcheted up eanga\u00ed go leor.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oh, and one number is used twice, but I won’t tell you which one (ny<\/sup>ah-ah-ah!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
dh\u00e1<\/td>\ntr\u00ed<\/td>\nbeirt<\/td>\ns\u00e9<\/td>\nhaon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
aon … d\u00e9ag<\/td>\namh\u00e1in<\/td>\ndh\u00e1 … dh\u00e9ag<\/td>\nceathair<\/td>\nseisear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ocht<\/td>\nd\u00f3<\/td>\nc\u00faig<\/td>\nnaoi<\/td>\nc\u00faigear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ceithre<\/td>\nhocht<\/td>\nseacht<\/td>\nd\u00f3 dh\u00e9ag<\/td>\nseachtar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
deich<\/td>\ntri\u00far<\/td>\nceathrar<\/td>\nochtar<\/td>\ndh\u00e1r\u00e9ag<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
naon\u00far<\/td>\naon … dh\u00e9ag<\/td>\naon d\u00e9ag<\/td>\nd\u00e1r\u00e9ag<\/td>\ndeichni\u00far<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Agus anois, na fr\u00e1sa\u00ed.\u00a0 Freagra\u00ed agus n\u00f3ta\u00ed fuaimnithe<\/strong> (pronunciation) th\u00edos<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

1a.\u00a0patraisc ______<\/strong><\/p>\n

1b.\u00a0crann piorra\u00ed ______<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. ______ fhear\u00e1n\u00a0<\/strong>(OR ______ fh\u00e9ar\u00e1n<\/strong>, and you could add “bhreaca” <\/strong>or “Eorpacha” <\/strong>to either version, since the song doesn’t specify.\u00a0 If you ask me, “bhreaca<\/strong>” sings well here, metrically, but “Eorpach<\/strong>a” doesn’t really.\u00a0 Same answer for both blanks, btw.<\/li>\n
  2. ______ chearc fhrancacha<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. ______ lon dhubha\u00a0<\/strong>(Remember, “calling” is supposedly actually “colly” or “coaly,” i.e. “black”)<\/li>\n
  4. ______ fh\u00e1inne \u00f3ir<\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. ______ gh\u00e9 ag breith<\/strong><\/li>\n
  6. ______ n-eala ag sn\u00e1mh<\/strong><\/li>\n
  7. ______cail\u00edn\u00ed ble\u00e1na\u00ed<\/strong>(or “ag ble\u00e1n<\/strong>“)<\/li>\n
  8. ______ ban ag damhsa\u00a0<\/strong>(Remember: “ban<\/strong>” means “of women,” so this phrase is close to saying “a nonet of women,” although the English word “nonet” is mostly limited to describing musical groups)<\/li>\n
  9. ______ tiarna\u00ed ag l\u00e9imneach<\/strong><\/li>\n
  10. ______ ph\u00edobaire ______ ag p\u00edobaireacht<\/strong><\/li>\n
  11. ______ drumad\u00f3ir\u00ed ag drumad\u00f3ireacht<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Bhuel,<\/strong> I hope you found that to be a fun but challenging work-out.\u00a0 T\u00e1 na freagra\u00ed, le c\u00fapla n\u00f3ta, th\u00edos.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

    Nollaig Shona, agus is cuma c\u00e9n l\u00e1 a l\u00e9ann t\u00fa \u00e9 seo. — R\u00f3isl\u00edn <\/strong><\/p>\n

    Freagra\u00ed agus n\u00f3ta\u00ed: <\/strong><\/p>\n

    1a.\u00a0patraisc amh\u00e1in<\/strong>\u00a0[PAHT-rishk uh-WAW-in, the “m” is silent]<\/p>\n

    1b.\u00a0crann piorra\u00ed amh\u00e1in<\/strong>\u00a0[krahn PyUR-ee uh-WAW-in]<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. dh\u00e1 fhear\u00e1n\u00a0<\/strong>[\u03b3aw AR-awn, that gamma sign (\u03b3) is the voiced velar fricative, for which there is a description at the following link \u00a0and various other blogs in this series; loosely speaking it’s like a guttural “h,” similar to the “ch” of German “Buch<\/em>,” Welsh “bach<\/em>,” and Yiddish “chutzpah<\/em>,” but deeper in the throat.\u00a0 For starters on the “dh,” try “Saying \u201cI love you\u201d in Irish and Minding Your Velar Fricatives<\/a>\u00a0(9\u00a0Me\u00e1n F\u00f3mhair<\/strong>\u00a02011) at\u00a0https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/saying-i-love-you-in-irish\/<\/a>]<\/li>\n
    2. tr\u00ed chearc fhrancacha\u00a0<\/strong>[trzh<\/sup>ee hy<\/sup>ark RANK-ukh-uh]<\/li>\n
    3. ceithre lon dhubha<\/strong>(remember, “calling” is supposedly actually “colly” or “coaly,” i.e. “black”).\u00a0 And remember the “\u03b3” sound in “dhubha<\/strong>” [say: \u03b3UV-uh)<\/li>\n
    4. c\u00faig fh\u00e1inne \u00f3ir\u00a0<\/strong>[KOO-ig AWN-yuh oh-irzh<\/sup>]<\/li>\n
    5. s\u00e9 gh\u00e9 ag breith\u00a0<\/strong>[shay yay egg brz<\/sup>heh]<\/li>\n
    6. seacht n-eala ag sn\u00e1mh\u00a0<\/strong>[shakht NAL-uh egg snawv]<\/li>\n
    7. ochtar cail\u00edn\u00ed ble\u00e1na\u00ed<\/strong>(or “ag ble\u00e1n<\/strong>“) [OKH-tur KAI-leen-ee BLy<\/sup>AW-nee … or “egg bly<\/sup>awn”]<\/li>\n
    8. naon\u00far ban ag damhsa\u00a0<\/strong>[NEE-noor bahn egg DOW-suh<\/li>\n
    9. deichni\u00far tiarna\u00ed ag l\u00e9imneach\u00a0<\/strong>[DJ<\/sup>EH-ny<\/sup>oor TCHEER-nee egg LAYM-ny<\/sup>ukh]<\/li>\n
    10. aon ph\u00edobaire dh\u00e9ag ag p\u00edobaireacht\u00a0<\/strong>[ayn FEEB-irzh<\/sup>-uh yayg egg PEEB-irzh<\/sup>-ukht]<\/li>\n
    11. dh\u00e1r\u00e9ag drumad\u00f3ir\u00ed ag drumad\u00f3ireacht\u00a0<\/strong>[\u03b3awr-ayg DRUM-uh-doh-irzh<\/sup>-ee egg DRUM-uh-doh-irzh<\/sup>-ukht; remember that “drum-<\/strong>” in Irish isn’t quite like the English “drum.”\u00a0 The vowel “u” in the Irish is more like the English “put” while in English, “drum” and “to putt” have the same vowel sound.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Sin iad<\/strong>!\u00a0 364 bronntanas<\/strong>, or if you just count one set per day, you still get an impressive ocht mbronntanas is ocht\u00f3<\/strong> (88).<\/p>\n

      And where did the big change occur in the sequence of numbers?\u00a0 With V\u00e9arsa a hOcht<\/strong>, where we start using the “uimhreacha pearsanta<\/strong>” (personal numbers) because we’re counting people, not things.\u00a0 \u00a0And where, if at all, would we use the maoluimhreacha<\/strong>?\u00a0\u00a0 Nowhere in this song, but maybe if we added an exercise like taking roll call of the gift people, identifying each member of the group by number: \u00a0\u00a0“Drumad\u00f3ir ag drumad\u00f3ireacht a haon?”<\/strong> and the drummer would answer “T\u00e1 m\u00e9 anseo<\/strong>.”\u00a0 \u00a0Then “Drumad\u00f3ir ag drumad\u00f3ireacht a d\u00f3<\/strong>?” and drummer number two would answer, “T\u00e1 m\u00e9 anseo<\/strong>.”\u00a0 Sounds kind of boring to me, but it would offer some practice with the maoluimhreacha<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

      Blaganna Eile faoin Amhr\u00e1n\u00a0Seo:\u00a0<\/strong>
      \nhttps:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/ce-mhead-patraisc-ce-mhead-drumadoir-or-12-la-na-nollag-redux-and-an-irish-counting-lesson-to-boot\/ (      C\u00e9 Mh\u00e9ad Patraisc? C\u00e9 Mh\u00e9ad Drumad\u00f3ir? (or \u201912 L\u00e1 na Nollag\u2019 Redux and an Irish Counting Lesson to boot)<\/a> Posted on 18. Dec, 2013 by\u00a0r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Irish Language<\/a><\/p>\n

      https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/bunuimhreacha-orduimhreacha-is-maoluimhreacha-a-thiarcais-oh-my\/<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0Bunuimhreacha, Orduimhreacha is Maoluimhreacha \u2014 A Thiarcais! <\/a><\/em><\/strong>(Oh my!)<\/a><\/em><\/span>\u00a0Posted on 25. Dec, 2012<\/p>\n

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      https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/cearca-francacha-agus-lonta-dubha-cuid-a-do-don-tsraith-dha-la-dheag-na-nollag\/<\/a>\u00a0Cearca Francacha agus Lonta Dubha (Cuid a D\u00f3 don tSraith: Dh\u00e1 L\u00e1 Dh\u00e9ag na Nollag)<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Posted on 29. Dec, 2010<\/p>\n

      https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/%E2%80%9Cor%E2%80%9D-%E2%80%9Coir%E2%80%9D-or-%E2%80%9Corga%E2%80%9D-%E2%80%9Cfainne%E2%80%9D-or-%E2%80%9Cean%E2%80%9D-ean-cuid-a-tri-dha-la-dheag-na-nollag\/<\/a>\u00a0\u201c\u00d3r,\u201d \u201c\u00d3ir\u201d or \u201c\u00d3rga\u201d? \u201cF\u00e1inne\u201d or \u201c\u00c9an\u201d? \u00c9an?! (Cuid a Tr\u00ed: Dh\u00e1 L\u00e1 Dh\u00e9ag na Nollag)<\/a><\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>Posted on 31. Dec, 2010<\/p>\n

      https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/geanna-agus-ealai-cuid-a-ceathair-dha-la-dheag-na-nollag\/<\/a>\u00a0JAN 4 2011:\u00a0G\u00e9anna agus Eala\u00ed (Cuid a Ceathair: Dh\u00e1 L\u00e1 Dh\u00e9ag na Nollag)<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Posted on 04. Jan, 2011<\/p>\n

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      (le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) First, you’re probably wondering why the “redux redux.”\u00a0 That’s because we’ve looked at all the verses of this song quite thoroughly over the last few years.\u00a0 F\u00e9ach an blagliosta (blogliography) th\u00edos.\u00a0 And we’ve already had one recap (18 M\u00ed na Nollag 2013), so this is now the second recap (reredux?). In the first…<\/p>\n

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