CARVALYN
GAILKAGH

Chyndaait ayns Baarl,

MARISH GOAN--FOSHLEE
GIARE.

 

MANX
CAROLS,

Translated into English,

WITH A SHORT
PREFACE.

"In psalms and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord."—Eph. V., 19.

ISLE OF MAN:

Published by John Christian Fargher.

Printed by Clucas and Fargher.

  Contents

Introduction

 INDEX OF FIRST LINES.

Gailck

PAGE.

Ard vochil aniney hoods ta me guee

182

Ayns Adam va shin faagit mooie

188

Chaarjyn graihagh she jiu yn laa

29

Cre’n stayd va dooinney ayn hoshiaght

34

Cre haghyrt mee roish yn ullick shoh chaih

61

Chaarjyn lhaih mee jeh dooinney aeg

115

Cur jee my ner my chaarjyn deyr

118

Chaarjyn geayll shin jeh Israel

129

Chaarjyn ennoil ta lesh yn cree

142

Chaarjyn as braaraghyn graihagh

168

Chaarjyn cre’n oyr tam dy veeteil

226

Dagh cretoor ren joe y chroo

66

Dy bannee joe nyn ree

239

Gheiney as vraane sleih aegey neesht as cloan

97

Hiarn Yeesey cuin hig yn traa

22

Haink Goo yn Cliiarn gys Jonah gra

136

Lhig niau us thalloo coyrt meeteil

16

Lhig dooin ard voylley choyrt da’n Chiarn

76

Lhig da’n slab seihil cur clashtyn

110

Lhig chaarjyn Chreest dy chooilley vac dy Yee

152

Lhig dooinyn boggey y Ghooill jiu

201

Lhig da’n slane seihll cur clashtyn rhyts, O hiarn

211

Lhig troailtee Zion boggey ghoaill

220

My chaarjyn deyr dy vod ye eu

12

My chaarjyn deyr dy moghey jiu

15

My chaarjyn graihagh ayns y Chiarn

18

My chaarjyn deyr ta ayns shoh noght

31

My chaarjyn graihagh ayns shoh jiu

46

My chaarjyn deyr as graihagh

48

My chaarjyn Chrcestee gow jee coyrl

55

Myr va moo keayrt my lhie syn oie

68

Moylley dys Jee my chaarjyn

71

My chaarjyn graihagh ayns y Chiarn

75

My chaarjyn gow shin tastey

81

My chaarjyn cur jee tastey vie

85

My chaarjyn clasht jee rish ny t’aymsdy ghraa

94

My chaarjyn my salilluish

99

My chaarjyu grailsagh t’ayns credjue Chreest

113

My chaarjyn graihagh jiu yn laa

127

My chaarjyn deyr graihagh ennoil

134

My chaarjyu clasht shiu rish goo Yee

139

My chaarjyn deyr ta shooyl ayns aggleYee

144

My chaarjyn gow joe tastey cair

159

My vraar deyr graihagh tar ayns shee

166

My chaarjyn deyr jin t'er veeiteil

175

My chaarjyn deyr jymsagh ayns shoh jiu

177

My chaarjyn giailagh t'ayns shoh noght

190

My chaarjyn deyr as firrinagh ayns cree

233

My vraaraghyn ta or veeiteil

194

Myr va race smooiuaghtyn dy dowin er jee

203

Myr ren mish lhaih jeh scollag aeg

206

My chaarjyn ennoil as graihagh

224

My chaarjyn deyr as graihagh

236

Nagh vod mayd jiu goaill nyn arrane

20

Ooilley shiuish chaarjyn as vraaraghyn

9

O uss vriw bioee as merriu . .

40

O easht shiu lhym, my chaarjyn

64

Olliok gerinal ta mair dooin jiu y reayll

27

O crc ta dooiney quoi dys neerns soylagheh

87

O inneen Zion trog uss seoso dty chione

105

Ooilley shiuish tic glaihagh er yn Chiarn

121

O ooilley shiuish ta ayns slioh er veeltoil

106

O Yee dy gloyr she uss ta feeu

222

Roish my row flaunys ny chroo

52

Roish my huit Adam rien ayns peccah

91

She shoh yn laa rug Chreest nyn jiarn

1

Shiuish Chreesteenyn ta er chaglym

23

Shiuish ooilley sluight Adam as Eve

60

Shiuish ooilley ta graih eu or y Chiarn

78

Shiuish ooilley cloan sheelnaue ta reill fo aggle Yee

124

Shiuish ta graihagh er y Chiarn ta er veeteil

149

Shiuish anmeenyn ta chaglit ayils shoh jiu

170

She corrym rish yn imbagh shoh

185

Shiuish aeg as shen berchagh as boght

198

She lurg da jee ny gloyr ren chroo

216

Shenn Jacob un laa myr ve tooillit as skee

218

Smooinaght er bnase as nheeghyn beayn

231

Ta’n imbagh vannee reesht er roshtyn hooiu

248

Tar jee my clean eaisiit jee rish nish

161

Ta shin blein elley er veeteil

162

Ta shin ayns shell my viaaraghyn

208

Tra ta mish jeaghyn eryn yrjid heose

2

Treg seose my chree nagh mie dhyts nish

6

Trooid peccah myn chiedd nyraghyn

44

Vraaraghynn deyr graihagh ennoil

57

Va David vochillaght kirree eh ayrey

179

 

English.

PAGE

All you, my friends and brethren

9

A merry Christmas it is our right to keepto-day

27

All you that love the Lord.

78

All ye who are disposed to love the Lord

121

All ye children of mankind

124

At the year’s portal now we stand

162

As I was thinking on the Lord awhile

203

After the Lord of Glory made

216

Again the season blessed is here

248

Before the heavens created were

52

By night as once I lay at rest

68

Before ever Adam fell in sin

91

Behold, my dear friends . .

118

Beloved friends who with the heart

144

Cannot we this day sing a hymn

20

Come ye children, listen now

164

Chief Shepherd of all souls I beg

182

Dear friends, that you of this blest day

12

Dear friends, this is the day

29

Dear brethren, let us now discourse

57

Dear friends who come together flow

175

David was tending his father’s sheep

179

Each creature that God created

66

Friends, I have read upon a time

115

Friends, if you my advice will take

168

Friends, what cause have we for meeting

226

food people all, why have we met

208

God bless our Sovereign

239

Have you heard, my friends, the story

129

Hark to the words of God, my friends

139

It is at this season great

185

Let heaven and earth meet together

16

Lord Jesus, when will the time come

22

Let us loud praise give to the Lord

76

Lovers of the Lord still living

149

Let the friends of our Redeemer, and thechildren

152

Let us rejoice this day as we

201

Let Zion’s travellers rejoice

220

My friends, we have together met.

15

My dearest friends in the Lord

18

My dearest friends, with one accord

31

My loving friends, we greet you well

46

My dear and loving friends

48

My Christian friends, take advice

55

My dearest friends in the Lord

75

My friends, I pray take notice

81

My friends, give good heed

85

My friends, listen ye to what I have tosay

94

Men, women, and young people, children too

97

My friends, if you please .

99

My dear friends who are in faith of Christ

113

My loving friends, this is the day .

127

My dear and well-beloved friends

134

My loving friends who ever live in fear of God .

144

My friends, ye should remember well

109

My brother dearly loved come in peace

166

My loving brethren who this night

190

My dear and well-beloved friends

224

My dear friends who are faithful in your hearts

233

O thou Judge of the living and of the dead

40

Oh listen, Sons of Adam’s race

60

O listen to me, ray friends, and now I will tellyou

64

Oh, what is man, and what’s man’s earthly stage

87

O daughter of Zion lift up thine head on high

105

O let the world give hearing .

110

O come listen all ye who are gathered to raise

156

O my brethren, who in presence .

194

Of a young stripling once I read

206

Old Jacob when tired and weary one day

218

O God of glory Thou alone .

222

On death and on eternity

231

O my friends beloved and dear

236

Rise up, my heart, ‘tis well for thee

6

Sad indeed was man’s condition

44

Sweet friends, who have around me gathered meet

177

This is the day our Lord was born

1

Thank God, dear friends

71

The Lord’s word came to Jonah

136

That ignorance may here no longer reign

211

When I behold the heaven’s expanse spreadout

2

What state or station had a man

34

We outside were left in Adam .

188

What happened me before the Christmas last

61

Ye Christians who have assembled

23

Ye souls this day assembled here

170

Ye young and old and rich and poor

198


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