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Christ Child's Lullaby
Tàladh Chriosda
Scotland (Isle of Barra)
The Christ Child's Lullaby
As sung by Sheena Wellington:
My love my treasured one are you
my sweet and lovely son are you
you are my love my darling you
Unworthy I of you
Alleluia ...
your mild and gentle eyes proclaim
the loving heart with which you came
a tender helpless tiny babe
with boundless gifts of grace
Alleluia...
King of kings most holy one
God a son eternal one
You are my God and helpless son
My ruler of mankind
My love, my dear, my darling
My new treasure, you are my joy
You are my beautiful, fair son
I am unworthy to be near you
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
My darling of the gentle eyes
My darling whose heart is filled with love
Though you are but a helpless baby
Great victories will be yours
You are the white sun of hope
Who will banish darkness from us
You well redeem Mankind from sorrow
To sanctity, light and knowledge
Mo ghaol, mo ghràdh is m’eudail thu
M’iunntas ùr is m’èibhneas thu
Mo mhacan àluinn, ceutach thu
Chan fhiù mi fhèin bhi ‘d dhàil
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
Mo ghaol an t-sùil a sheallas tlàth
Mo ghaol an cridh’ tha liont’ le gràdh
Ged is leanabh thu gun chàil
Is lìonmhor buaidh tha ort a’ fàs
‘S tusa grian gheal an dòchais
Chuireas dorchadas air fògairt
Bheir thu clann-daoin bho staid bhrònaich
Gu naomhachd, soilleireachd is eòlas
Performed in Gaelic
This video is of Fiona J Mackenzie singing the Christmas carol Taladh Chriosda
(Christ Child's Lullaby) from the album Duan Nollaig, recorded at St Andrew's, Glasgow.
In English
Also known as Tàladh ar Slànair, this humn is sung at Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve in the islands of Barra, South Uist and Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides. The words were written by Father Ranald Rankin, and given by him to the children of his congregation in Moidart, when he left for Australia in 1855. The original song has 29 verses, and as with many old Gaelic songs, several variants of the tune exist.
As sung by Cathal McConnell :
My love and tender one are you
My sweet and lovely son are you
You are my love and darling you
Unworthy, I of you
Haleluia, haleluia, haleluia, haleluia.
Your mild and gentle eyes proclaim
The loving heart with which you came
A tiny tender hapless bairn
With boundless grace of face
Haleluia, haleluia, haleluia, haleluia.
King of Kings, most holy one
Gone the sun eternal one
You are my god and helpless son
High ruler of mankind
Haleluia, haleluia, haleluia, haleluia.
My love and tender one are you
My sweet and lovely son are you
You are my love and darling you
Unworthy, I of you
Haleluia, haleluia, haleluia, haleluia.
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