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scotview
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Scotia

Post by scotview »

Enjoying a glass or two of Cockburns Special Reserve, listening to "Lament tae the Sma' Isles", piping tune......stirring music !

Just thinking.....Wouldnae Scotland jist bae a great quintry if we didnae hae the SNP tae pit up wi'....an' a' that, an' a' that.

Scotview,

Hae a guid Hogmanay fan' it comes.

Dod101
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Re: Scotia

Post by Dod101 »

Hi Jimmy (or whit you cal yourself noo) is 'Lament tae the Sma'' Isles' a pipe tune?

Dod

scotview
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Re: Scotia

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Evening Dod,

Happy new year !!

Have a listen to Celtic Airs album.

Really nice track is Leaving Lerwick Harbour (fiddle),

Loads o' lovely tunes, hae a guid dram an a richt guid new YEAR. !!

kiloran
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Re: Scotia

Post by kiloran »

scotview wrote: Loads o' lovely tunes, hae a guid dram an a richt guid new YEAR. !!
Google Translate didn't make a very good job of that :lol:

--kiloran

TahiPanasDua
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Re: Scotia

Post by TahiPanasDua »

kiloran wrote:
scotview wrote: Loads o' lovely tunes, hae a guid dram an a richt guid new YEAR. !!
Google Translate didn't make a very good job of that :lol:

--kiloran
I had no luck with Google Search either but it did come up with a random Swahili version as follows

"Gittin yir heid roon Scoats is a scunner".

Any Swahilians out there can help?

TP2.

Charlottesquare
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Re: Scotia

Post by Charlottesquare »

Strange language, my grandparents moved here in the 30s (army posting) , my grandmother after a couple of days is reported to have said, "It's a funny country, I keep asking people questions, what is a dinner can?"

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