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Na Fir-chlis

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Na Fir-chlis
Artwork by Freya Cumming
Ceòl is Faclan / Music & Words: Brian Ó hEadhra 
Stadaibh is èistibh gu ciùin 
Bheiribh an ùine dhuibh fhèin
Rachaibh le sìth gun feall
Fosglaibh ur sùilean gu mall

Buidhe is dubh a’ tighinn gu dlùth
Beanntan a' suathadh nan neul 
Glas is liath a' danns gu h-àrd 
A' lìonadh mo chridhe le gràdh

A' lorg an fhàth le miann
Na speuran air lasadh o thuinn na grèin' 
An seo, a-nis leinn fhèin
Daoin’ 'on tuath an t-saoghail
Quietly stand and listen
Take time for yourself
Go in peace, not in falseness
Slowly open your eyes

Yellow and black merging together
Mountains touching the clouds
Green and bluey-grey dancing above
Filling my heart with love

Seeking meaning with desire
The skies alight from waves of the sun
Here, together alone
Folk from the north of the world
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Research​:

Can you see the Northern Lights in Scotland?
Aurora - Wikipedia
South Sami/Scottish Gaelic Johan S. McGuinne was kind enough to translate Na Fir-chlis into South Saami and Swedish on his twitter feed ​@guektiengielin.  Mòran taing Eòghan!  
South Saami / Åarjelsaemien 

​GOEKSEGH

Tjåadtjoeh, årroeh sjeavohth jah goltelh maa
Baajh datneb soelkedidh, lïegkestidh
Vaedtsieh raeffesne, slogni namhtah
Rïhpesth tjelmieh suejmieslaakan

viskes klaerieh tjeehpes klaerine ektesne låvla
vaerieh balvh tjuevliestieh
dïhte kruana jïh kraevies elmie dåånhtse
gieriesvoetine vaajmome deava

girvene, manne ulmieb jah vuajnoeb ohtsedeminie
elmie goeksege biejvien baaroej nuelesne 
Daesnie, jalhts oktegimse, læjhkan aktesne
mijjieh, almetjh, maanah noerhtelistie
Swedish 

NORRSKENET

Stå där, lyssna, vilandes i tystnaden
tillåt dig själv att varva ned, att vila
låt dina steg andas fred, fria från lögner
och öppna sakta dina ögon

​gula flammor väver samman svartheten
fjällen kysser molnen
himladansen färgas blågrön och grå, och
mitt hjärta fylls av kärlek

jag söker villigt efter en mening, ett mål
himlen brinner under solens vågor
vi är här, tillsammans i ensamheten,
vi barn av Arktis
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