Garry Shannon does a set of mazurkas that he calls An Ghaoth Anoir. Anyone know what it means and how to pronounce it?
TIA
I’d try asking here: http://www.irishgaelictranslator.com/
I only learned a little Scottish Gaelic, and this is probably Irish, but I think
it has something to do with the wind.
I really cannot put into text how I would pronounce it. “Gh” is a wierd
phoneme that’s kind of like the “ch” in “loch”, but voiced. Kinda like
clearing your throat while humming. And “th” is silent, I believe.
So something like: “Awn -oo-ee Ann-er”.
But that’s a very rough approximation, and probably didn’t make sense.
It’s Irish. It means “The Wind from the East” (just as “An Ghaoth Aneas” is “The Wind from the South”, aka the popular “South Wind”).
Pronunciation: Un (gh)wee UN-or (where the “gh” is rather like the “ch” in “Bach” or “loch”…try pronouncing a hard “g,” as in “get,” but don’t close your throat all the way).
Redwolf
Makes perfect sense – in the liner notes he wonders how the music from the east made it into the Irish repertoire.
Thanks!
Tá fáilte romhat! (you’re welcome!)
Redwolf