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A song in Manx for young children, taken from 'Roie Mygeayrt':
Tra ta meedooisht ayns y voghrey
Roish my vrishey trostey,
S’mie lhiam jeeaghyn magh ass yn uinnag,
S’mie lhiam gra,
Moghrey mie ghrian!
Moghrey mie ghrian!
Moghrey mie ghrian!
Moghrey mie ghrian!
[When I wake up in the morning
Before my breakfast
I like saying
Good morning sun]
Tra ta mee dooisht ayns y voghrey
Roish my vrishey trostey
S’mie lhiam jeeaghyn magh ass yn uinnag,
S’mie lhiam gra,
Moghrey mie, fliaghey!
Moghrey mie, fliaghey!
Moghrey mie, fliaghey!
Moghrey mie, fliaghey!
[I like looking out of the window
Good morning, rain.]
Tra ta mee dooisht ayns y voghrey
Roish my vrishey trostey
S’mie lhiam jeeaghyn magh ass yn uinnag,
S’mie lhiam gra,
Moghrey mie, gheay!
Moghrey mie, gheay!
Moghrey mie, gheay!
Moghrey mie, gheay!
[Good morning, wind]
This was one of 34 songs and rhymes written by Annie Kissack for Mooinjer Veggey and Culture Vannin. The collection, 'Roie Mygeayrt', was developed as a resource to help young children learn some of the language of the Isle of Man.
More information about the Manx language and the resources available to learn it are available here:
www.learnmanx.com
More about Mooinjer Veggey is available here:
www.mooinjerveggey.org.im
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Tra ta mee dooisht ayns y voghrey
Roish my vrishey trostey,
S’mie lhiam jeeaghyn magh ass yn uinnag,
S’mie lhiam gra,
Moghrey mie ghrian!
Moghrey mie ghrian!
Moghrey mie ghrian!
Moghrey mie ghrian!
Tra ta mee dooisht ayns y voghrey
Roish my vrishey trostey
S’mie lhiam jeeaghyn magh ass yn uinnag,
S’mie lhiam gra,
Moghrey mie, fliaghey!
Moghrey mie, fliaghey!
Moghrey mie, fliaghey!
Moghrey mie, fliaghey!
Tra ta mee dooisht ayns y voghrey
Roish my vrishey trostey
S’mie lhiam jeeaghyn magh ass yn uinnag,
S’mie lhiam gra,
Moghrey mie, gheay!
Moghrey mie, gheay!
Moghrey mie, gheay!
Moghrey mie, gheay!
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