From Karl Ahrens' book, I am working on #34....Ble 'rwyt ti'n myned? My guess (perhaps wrong?) is that is Welsh.
Would some kind soul help me with a phonetic pronunciation of this title?
Thanks,
Lost (and cold) in North Dakota
P.S. Karl's book (300 Celtic songs for the Mountain Ocarina) is not a bad book for C-tinwhistle-ists, as no note is below middle C.
Welsh pronunciation
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Ble 'rwyt ti'n myned?
Blay rit tin mun ed?
Where is the entrance?
The sentence 'lifts' at the end to imply a question
mun ^ed.
I'm from S Wales, so be aware that the N Waleans pronounce
things differently.
S.Wales the first 'y' is pronounced "uh".
N.Wales the first 'y' is pronounced "i" as in stick.
No doubt some Bardy will be along shortly to
give a different opinion
Blay rit tin mun ed?
Where is the entrance?
The sentence 'lifts' at the end to imply a question
mun ^ed.
I'm from S Wales, so be aware that the N Waleans pronounce
things differently.
S.Wales the first 'y' is pronounced "uh".
N.Wales the first 'y' is pronounced "i" as in stick.
No doubt some Bardy will be along shortly to
give a different opinion
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Erm
I have to...
Phonetically, it's rather difficult to render 'cos my English pronunciation is, well, Welsh, and the way anyone else will do it will depends on the sounds they use...
The 'e' in 'Ble has to be flat, tho, and never a dipthong - maybe like the 'e' in 'pet'
The 'wy' is possibly the most difficult combination of sounds to render phonetically. In south Wales it'd be a short 'oo' like the 'u' in 'put', and then an 'ee' as in 'meet', run together quickly.
Myned is the easiest to break down - 'mun-ed' as has been said.
So 'Bleh roo-eet teen mun-ed?' Should be a rising inflection at the end, too, cos it's a question
It means 'Where are you going?'. If I remember the full question is 'Ble rwyt ti'n myned / Fy morwyn ffein i?' ' Where are you going my fine maid?' as this fella does his best to chat up a girl. Mabsant, I know, have recorded it (I think on 'Blwyddyn Gron' or some such) and you'd get an idea of pronunciation on that!
geraint
I have to...
Phonetically, it's rather difficult to render 'cos my English pronunciation is, well, Welsh, and the way anyone else will do it will depends on the sounds they use...
The 'e' in 'Ble has to be flat, tho, and never a dipthong - maybe like the 'e' in 'pet'
The 'wy' is possibly the most difficult combination of sounds to render phonetically. In south Wales it'd be a short 'oo' like the 'u' in 'put', and then an 'ee' as in 'meet', run together quickly.
Myned is the easiest to break down - 'mun-ed' as has been said.
So 'Bleh roo-eet teen mun-ed?' Should be a rising inflection at the end, too, cos it's a question
It means 'Where are you going?'. If I remember the full question is 'Ble rwyt ti'n myned / Fy morwyn ffein i?' ' Where are you going my fine maid?' as this fella does his best to chat up a girl. Mabsant, I know, have recorded it (I think on 'Blwyddyn Gron' or some such) and you'd get an idea of pronunciation on that!
geraint
Tri pheth sy'n anodd nabod....