What are the lyrics for Ommadawn?
The official Ommadawn sheet music includes these lyrics, transcribed from the record: Ab yul ann I dyad awt en yab na log a toc na awd taw may on ommadawn egg kyowl ommadawn egg kyowl After listening to it some Irish knowledgeable people decided that the first section is incomprehensible, but it has been translated as “The cat is in the kitchen, drinking milk”. The second part is different, however. Here is a translation into written Irish: Ta me an Ommadawn eg Cheoil Ommadawn eg Cheoil. However upon close listening its been decided that the EGG is actually a LE and the passage is written in Irish thus: Ta me an Ommadawn le Cheoil Ommadawn le Cheoil. Although its language has been disputed this line is certainly Irish. It is too much of a coincidence that ‘kyowl’ is the same sound as the Irish word ‘cheoil’, which means ‘music’. Significantly this line translates as: I am the fool with music, fool with music The more accepted translation up till now is: I’m the Fool and I’m laughing Ho
The official Ommadawn sheet music includes these lyrics, transcribed from the record: Ab yul ann I dyad awt en yab na log a toc na awd taw may on ommadawn egg kyowl ommadawn egg kyowl After listening to it some knowledgeable Irish people decided that the first section is incomprehensible, but it has been translated as “The cat is in the kitchen, drinking milk”. The second part is different, however. Here is a translation into written Irish: Ta me an Ommadawn eg Cheoil Ommadawn eg Cheoil. However upon close listening its been decided that the EGG is actually a LE and the passage is written in Irish thus: Ta me an Ommadawn le Cheoil Ommadawn le Cheoil. Although its language has been disputed this line is certainly Irish. It is too much of a coincidence that ‘kyowl’ is the same sound as the Irish word ‘cheoil’, which means ‘music’. Significantly this line translates as: I am the fool with music, fool with music The more accepted translation up till now is: I’m the Fool and I’m laughing Ho
