Cruach- means stack as in stack of corn, hay, or even peat, cruacha is the nominative plural of the word in other words more than one stack. Glasa is the nominative spelling of the colour green.
Basically it means the green stacks of Ireland.
Hope that helps.
Yeh, the Green Hills as in Cruach for Croagh Patrick, the holy mountain! or Croagh Gorm, the Bluestacks hills if you excuse me mixing up the colours!
Then there is the Bánchnoic Eireann Ó: the white hills of Ireland as in the sneachta (snow) - a lovely air.
And yes it does translate as the green hills of ireland.
Sorry, I gave the literal translation as there can be many interpretations of a phrase depending on the content.
Looking for song title translation
Looking for song title translation
Hi. Can anyone tell me what the tune title"Cruacha Glasa Na hÉireann" means in English?
With thanks
Ptollemy
# Posted on May 29th 2005 by Ptollemy
Re: Looking for song title translation
Cruach- means stack as in stack of corn, hay, or even peat, cruacha is the nominative plural of the word in other words more than one stack. Glasa is the nominative spelling of the colour green.
Basically it means the green stacks of Ireland.
Hope that helps.
Maria.
# Posted on May 29th 2005 by wreckin` rea
Re: Looking for song title translation
Yeh, the Green Hills as in Cruach for Croagh Patrick, the holy mountain! or Croagh Gorm, the Bluestacks hills if you excuse me mixing up the colours!
Then there is the Bánchnoic Eireann Ó: the white hills of Ireland as in the sneachta (snow) - a lovely air.
# Posted on May 29th 2005 by the wounded hussar
Re: Looking for song title translation
And yes it does translate as the green hills of ireland.
Sorry, I gave the literal translation as there can be many interpretations of a phrase depending on the content.
# Posted on May 29th 2005 by wreckin` rea
Re: Looking for song title translation
Thanks, muchly appreciated
# Posted on May 29th 2005 by Ptollemy
Re: Looking for song title translation
How about 'the 'Green Groves of Erin'?
What would that be, if not 'cruacha'?
# Posted on May 31st 2005 by triplet
"Cruacha/Cruaca Glasa/Glas na hÉireann"
Submitted on November 26th 2011 by ceolachan.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/11603
# Posted on November 26th 2011 by ceolachan