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Stuart MacRae

HALLAIG for Soprano and Tenor soloists, SATB chorus, Celtic Harp, Violin and Cello

Words by Sorley MacLean (2008)

NOVELLO

Hallaig was commissioned by the Sorley MacLean Trust for Celtic Connections, 2009 The Trust gratefully acknowledges financial support from the PRS Foundation in respect of this commission

Hallaig

‘Time, the deer, is in the wood of Hallaig’

‘Tha tìm, am fiadh, an coille Hallaig’

The window is nailed and boarded through which I saw the West and my love is at the Burn of Hallaig, a birch tree, and she has always been

Tha bùird is tàirnean air an uinneig trom faca mi an Àird an Iar ’s tha mo ghaol aig Allt Hallaig ’na craoibh bheithe, ’s bha i riamh

between Inver and Milk Hollow, here and there about Baile-Chuirn: she is a birch, a hazel, a straight, slender young rowan.

eadar an t-Inbhir ’s Poll a’ Bhainne, thall ’s a bhos mu Bhaile Chùirn: tha i ’na beithe, ’na calltainn, ’na caorann dhìrich sheang ùir.

In Screapadal of my people where Norman and Big Hector were, their daughters and their sons are a wood going up beside the stream.

Ann an Sgreapadal mo chinnidh, far robh Tarmad ’s Eachann Mòr, tha ’n nigheanan ’s am mic ’nan coille a’ gabhail suas ri taobh an lòin.

Proud tonight the pine cocks crowing on the top of Cnoc an Ra, straight their backs in the moonlight – they are not the wood I love.

Uaibhreach a-nochd na coilich ghiuthais a’ gairm air mullach Cnoc an Rà, dìreach an druim ris a’ ghealaich – chan iadsan coille mo ghràidh.

I will wait for the birch wood until it comes up by the cairn, until the whole ridge from Beinn na Lice will be under its shade.

Fuirichidh mi ris a’ bheithe gus an tig i mach an Càrn, gus am bi am bearradh uile o Bheinn na Lice fa sgàil.

If it does not, I will go down to Hallaig, to the Sabbath of the dead, where the people are frequenting, every single generation gone.

Mura tig ’s ann theàrnas mi a Hallaig a dh’ionnsaigh sàbaid nam marbh, far a bheil an sluagh a’ tathaich, gach aon ghinealach a dh’fhalbh.

They are still in Hallaig, [MacLeans and MacLeods, all who were there in the time of Mac Gille Chaluim:] the dead have been seen alive.

Tha iad fhathast ann a Hallaig, [Clann Ghill-Eain ’s Clann MhicLeòid, na bh’ ann ri linn Mhic Ghille Chaluim:] chunnacas na mairbh beò.

The men lying on the green at the end of every house that was, the girls a wood of birches, straight their backs, bent their heads.

Na fir ’nan laighe air an lèanaig aig ceann gach taighe a bh’ ann, na h-igheanan ’nan coille bheithe, dìreach an druim, crom an ceann.

[Between the Leac and Fearns the road is under mild moss and the girls in silent bands go to Clachan as in the beginning,

[Eadar an Leac is na Feàrnaibh tha ’n rathad mòr fo chòinnich chiùin, ’s na h-igheanan ’nam badan sàmhach a’ dol a Chlachan mar o thùs.

and return from Clachan, from Suisnish and the land of the living; each one young and light-stepping, without the heartbreak of the tale.]

Agus a’ tilleadh às a’ Chlachan, à Suidhisnis ’s à tir nam beò; a chuile tè òg uallach gun bhristeadh cridhe an sgeòil.]

From the Burn of Fearns to the raised beach that is clear in the mystery of the hills, there is only the congregation of the girls keeping up the endless walk,

O Allt na Feàrnaibh gus an fhaoilinn tha soilleir an dìomhaireachd nam beann chan eil ach coitheanal nan nighean a’ cumail na coiseachd gun cheann.

coming back to Hallaig in the evening, in the dumb living twilight, filling the steep slopes, their laughter a mist in my ears,

A’ tilleadh a Hallaig anns an fheasgar, anns a’ chamhanaich bhalbh bheò, a’ lìonadh nan leathadan casa, an gàireachdaich ’nam chluais ’na ceò,

and their beauty a film on my heart before the dimness comes on the kyles, and when the sun goes down behind Dun Cana a vehement bullet will come from the gun of Love;

’s am bòidhche ’na sgleò air mo chridhe mun tig an ciaradh air na caoil, ’s nuair theàrnas grian air cùl Dhùn Cana thig peilear dian à gunna Ghaoil;

and will strike the deer that goes dizzily, sniffing at the grass-grown ruined homes; his eye will freeze in the wood, his blood will not be traced while I live.

’s buailear am fiadh a tha ’na thuaineal a’ snòtach nan làraichean feòir; thig reothadh air a shùil sa choille: chan fhaighear lorg air fhuil rim bheò.

Passages of the text between [ ] are omitted from the musical setting

Hallaig

Sorley MacLean

Moderato q. = c.67 (q = c.100)

Soprano Solo Tenor Solo

Soprano

          





       

Alto

Tenor

Bass

                

 







bisbigliando

Celtic Harp (Clàrsach)

Violin

Cello







            



             air an uin - neig         mmm

A.1

       

mmm

A.2

Vln

Vc.

     



                

      pp espress.



 



 



     



 



     



pizz.

con vib.



 



  

is tàir - nean

 

 



     pp

 

 

 

  



  e=e



 

 



 

 



 

                  trom fa - ca mi an Àird an Iar     

 

  

   

 

    

  

      



Tha bùird



  



 

  

 



 

  

mmm

      

  

 

Ten. Solo





  

   

 

Moderato q. = c.67 (q = c.100)

           



  



mmm

 

      

freely

 



  

e=e

 



 



mmm

Stuart MacRae

  



  

 



 



    



 

     



 

2 9

Ten. Solo



    



mmm



     

mmm



  



  

A.1

A.2

     Hp

Vln

Vc.

      

           



mmm



                 



  



   

Ten. Solo

               

   

’na craoibh

mmm

      

mmm

A.2

Vln

Vc.

     



mmm

        

        

   

 

     



 

 



 





 



 

  

Hal - laig



  



 

 







 







 





ea - dar

an t-In







   



 -



 



 

’s Poll a’ Bhain





O





 





 

 

 



 





 

mmm

 



  



 





 



 R

mmm bisbig.

 



 



 



mmm

 

 

     bhir













 

 

 





 



’s bha i riamh





  

 

 









 

 

 

aig Allt

    

   

 

 

  freely    

bhei - the,

       

A.1

 

        

Sop. Solo



 

  

 



 





’s tha mo ghaol

  







 







 



 

 



*Slowly and irregularly, oscillate between the two pitches. The changes should be as smooth as possible with each player changing freely, in their own time.

 

         

17 Sop. Solo

      

   3   



- ne,



mmm

   

A.1

(mmm)

     

A.2

Vln

Vc.

       mmm



     



     

        

Sop. Solo

     

      

tha_i

(in tempo)

 

(in tempo)





  



’na bei

         ’na



      O

call - tainn,

A.2

Vln

Vc.

     O mmm        mmm



     

R



   



      



      







      

     





 

 



  

 



’na cao - rann dhì - rich

 

          



 



     



   

 



 

 

 



 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

 



 

  

 



 



R

mmm pp as before







 



 

pp as before



   



  

mmm

  



 

the,

mmm

  



    



  

 

mmm

A.1

R

mmm

  

  

 

  





Bhai - le Chùirn:

  



 

  

  O

 



  

      

   

*As A.1 at bar 16

mmm

thall ’s a bhos

      



        



  



 



  

   



   

  



 

     





 

4 25 Sop. Solo

          

       

sheang ùir.

A.1

A.2

Vln

Vc.

         

  





       

A.2

O

mmm p

Vln

Vc.



  



 



mmm









 



  



mmm

  



 

 



        



Sgrea - pa - dal mo chin - nidh,

  

 





far



  





        

  

 

     

 

      



 

 

 



  



 



 

 

  

      



 

  

 



   



robh Tar - mad ’s Ea - chann Mòr,

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

  







 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 



 

mmm

      (bisbig.)



  

 



 

R

      

    

 

  

        

       

  

 

 

       mmm



  



 



         Ann an    p    

mmm p



  

      

    

    





(mmm)

   

A.1

   

        mmm      

mmm

(mmm) (in tempo)

(mmm)

 p      O



 

 







 

(mmm)

 



(in tempo)



  

mmm



Ten. Solo

 

        



  



  

  



 

 

 3 3           6

  



 







 





 



 



  

 

5 34

Ten. Solo

A.1

A.2

Vln

Vc.

                   

 





(mmm)

mmm



    





A.1

A.2

Vln

Vc.



    

     

                 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  

 



  



  





 



  

 



  

 

(in tempo)

 

(in tempo)



 

 



  



     

mmm

 

 

   

    



         

 



 





  

   

    

 







  





 

  



  

 



  



 



  

  





mp espress.





 

(mmm)



   

       



      





(mmm)

 

 



 

 



  

 

   

  

 

 

 

   





 

  



 



    

mmm

 

 



 

(mmm)

 

  

mmm

       mmm         

  

 





                      a’ ga - bhail su - as ri taobh an lòin.                

 

  

 



mic ’nan coil - le

 

          

’n nigh - ea - nan ’s am

3 3 3 3 3   3                         

     



 

(mmm)



Ten. Solo



 

       mmm           

tha

  

mmm

 

  



      



 

  

 

 

    





 

mmm



 

 





 

6 43 Sop. Solo

   

      



a’ gai - rm air



       mmm





 



 

 







 



 

 







 



 







 



 







  



 

 



mul - lach Cnoc an Rà,

 



(mp)

     



 

(mp)

     

mmm

ghiu - thais

mmm

A.2

                          

Uai - bhreach a - nochd na coi - lich

mmm

A.1

 



mp B.

        

mmm

     

 





 

    

Vc.



  



    



 





 



 



 

 





 





 



 

mp (bisbig.)

Vln





       

       mp



 





 







 



(mp)

 







 



 

47 Sop. Solo

   



dim.



      

dì

A.1



     



     

        

Vln

Vc.

    



 

  

  

 



    

 



       

mmm

dim.



dim.

 



 



           

 







dim.



     

 

mmm



 





poco rit. meno mosso q = c.90

            

  





coil - le mo ghràidh.

 

  



          

san

 

mmm



       mmm



iad

dim.

mmm

chan



dim.

mmm

A.2

- reach an druim ris a’ ghea - laich

dim.

mmm



            

poco rit. meno mosso q = c.90

dim.

   





  p









 



 

  

 





 

 

    arco

   mf             52

Fui - ri -chidh mi ris

  

a’ bhei - the

        Fui - ri -chidh mi ris

a’ bhei



              Fui - ri -chidh mi ris a’ bhei - the mf

unis.

            Fui - ri -chidh mi ris

Vc.

    





a’ bhei





         gus an tig i mach

 



the



gus am bi am bear - radh



 



 



 



 

        

       

        

       

       

 

 

gus an tig i mach



an Càrn,

        

      

the



gus an tig i mach



an Càrn,

gus am bi am bear - radh



 

           55

  

o Bheinn na Li - ce

           mp

meno mosso q = c.80

rall.

   

Bheinn na Li - ce

            na Li mp

Vln

Vc.



         mp



fa sgàil.



 - ce

sgàil.







   





dh’ionn - saigh

A.1

     

 p

dh’ionn - saigh

A.2

     

     

sà - baid nam marbh, p



     

sà - baid nam marbh, p



dh’ionn - saigh

     

sà - baid nam marbh, p

               dh’ionn - saigh sà - baid nam marbh,

      Hp

Vln

Vc.

      

    



             

        

sà - baid nam marbh,

  

 







     

  

 

  

     p

     



   



mi a

i p







  

         

(sounding an 8ve higher)



 



 



      

      



       

      

far a bheil an sluagh

a’





 



 



   

a’

  mf

a’

gach

ta - thaich,

a’

 

 





 





 

gach aon

gach

rit.

      

mf pizz.





 



 



aon

 

aon



gach

aon

gach aon



 



  

     

pizz.



gach

ta - thaich,

 

   

  

gach aon

ta - thaich,

a’



 

 

gach

ta - thaich,

 

 

ta - thaich,

mf mp                       far a bheil an sluagh

 p 



 

rit.



far a bheil an sluagh



Hal- laig

      

   a

   



      

far a bheil an sluagh

a mf



      

    



Hal- laig

      

far a bheil an sluagh

a mf

Hal- laig

  

mf    



Hal- laig 3



          

       

i p



  



mi a





  3   

tig ’s ann theàr - nas p





 



 S.

Mu - ra

 





60      

meno mosso q = c.80

         

       

sgàil.

rall.

    

 





 





 

9 con moto (più mosso)

(molto)

     

  

aon

A.1

ghi - nea - lach

     

ff            

 gach

A.2

   

aon

    



aon

              gach aon ff

      

 

Vln

ghi - nea - lach

dh’fha

    a

  



arco





  

  



     







     





  

     



     



 



dh’fha - lbh.

 

dh’fha - lbh.

dh’fha

dh’fha - lbh,

  

  

lbh.

 

dh’fha - lbh.

rall.

  

  

    

 

     

     

 



  

dh’fha - lbh,

    



  

  



 

lbh.

dh’fha - lbh,

  



arco

    

  

 

  

dh’fha - lbh,

     

Vc.

  

aon

     

ghi - nea - lach

  





     

  

    

con moto (più mosso)

(molto)

   

ghi - nea - lach

  

gach

   

  

rall.

 

  



 

 



 

 



 

  







   pp

 pp

    



   



Vln

Vc.



    



  

   



      

 



ancora meno mosso q = c.50

 



    



   

Tha iad fhathast ann pp

 

mmm pp

   

Hal - laig,

 



  

 



  

mmm pp

 

chun - na

      chun - na

    chun - na

ancora meno mosso q = c.50

 

 

         

 

 

 

     



     



na mai - rbh

cas

beò.

na mai - rbh

cas

beò.

na mai - rbh

beò.

       na mai - rbh

 

 

 



cas

 

mmm

 

     



beò.



 



 



 





             ’nan lai Na fir

72 Ten. Solo

      

   

pp espress.



fir

Vln

Vc.

   

     

  

’nan lai



pp espress.

fir

  



’nan lai

 ghe



air an

   lèa - naig



 -

ghe air an

lèa

      -

lèa

naig

    

 

ghe ait an

   

      







  

ceann gach tai

  

   

        

   



tai

       

  tai

ceann

 



meno mosso



 

ghe_a bh’ann,

 

         

ceann

naig





pp espress.

aig

   

 pp espress.

          

ghe_a

 -

ghe_a

bh’ann,

        bh’ann,

meno mosso



                     





 

 

 

 

  

     

il tempo precedente (q = c.50)

pp espress.         

     

75 Sop. Solo

na h-i

A.2

     

’nan coil - le bhei - the,

ghea - nan ’nan

pp espress.





h-i

     



coil - le bhei - the,

  

      ghea - nan





         

coil - le bhei - the,

      ghea - nan

Vc.

    

     



    

 



 



  

         

      

 

   



pp espress.

 



 

 

ceann.

    pp



 

ah pp

   



 

                

      



 



   



 

      

ceann.



dì - reach an druim,

 

 

ceann.





 





Vln

 

druim,

allargando

                        

p                     

dì - reach an

crom an ceann.

dì - reach an druim,

coil - le bhei - the,



     

druim,

       

   



pp espress.

dì - reach an

    

il tempo precedente (q = c.50)

p         

pp espress.

h-i T.

   

   ppespress.                na h-i

A.1

ghea - nan

allargando



 



 

    pp

 



 



     

 79 Ten. Solo

a tempo q. = c.67 (q = c.100)

     



 



a tempo q. = c.67 (q = c.100)

      Hp

Vln

   



  



 

pp bisbig.

      

   

Vc.

       pp



    

 

p freely



   Allt





Feàr

  

  -

naibh



 

gus an

fhaoi

   

 

   



linn

   





  

   



     

 





 

   

12 82

Ten. Solo

Vln

Vc.

          

cresc.

 



tha

  

soil

    



     



          

cresc.

 

Ten. Solo

         ni - ghean

   

ah pp

        ni mf

         ni - ghean mf

Vc.



ni - ghean

     

       mp



Vln

              

       mp

       mp

 



   

 



coi - thea - nal nan

 



     



coi - thea - nal nan

 

     

coi - thea - nal nan p

        



coi - thea - nal nan



 









 

  



 

  

 

 



mail na

ach

eil

         p freely

pp p 3               a’ cu

eil



 



      





  



 

chan



A’ til - leadh a

coi-seachd gun cheann.

Hal - laig

  

 

      annsan fheas - gar,

 

 





    

 

 





 



 

p     





 



 

p      





 



 





 





<q. = q> q = c.67 (meno mosso)

     



 

beann



 

<q. = q> q = c.67 (meno mosso)

 

 

 

 

cresc.



     

 

cresc.

          

 

leir an dìo - mhai - reachd nam

 

    

Sop. Solo

  



 

    



    

          



    





    









 

 

     

    p

 

 



 

  



 

  



 

13 89 Sop. Solo

     

  p     

3   

 

anns a’ cha - mha- naich

 

mmm

Vln

Vc.

     



   

a’

lìo



  



    



bhalbh bheò,



              

Sop. Solo

       

          





Vln

 

 

 



 

 

 



mmm

 









 





p poco a poco cresc.





’s am

bòidh - che

’na sgleò air mo



chri - dhe

 



 

ah mf



 ah

     









 

 





mmm



(poco a poco cresc.)

 















 







cresc.









 

 

 

 

 

a tempo (q = c.67)



    mf

mun tig an

   mf

a tempo (q = c.67)

rall.



 

 

 







     

            

ceò,

  



 



       



 

p poco a poco cresc.

 

ah mp cresc.

    

ca - sa,



  



(poco a poco cresc.)

Vc.





       

     Hp

 

rall.

gài - reach - daich ’nam chluais ’na

Ten.   Solo      mp cresc. S.   

   

mmm

cresc.



  

nadh nan leatha - dan





 

mmm

 









 



 

 

 







14 rall.

     cia

Ten. Solo

      

Tempo comodo (q = c.54)

    

dim. molto 

    

- radh

air

Vc.



         





 

                 

f      

 

 

                 

      



 



p                

f      

 

 rall.

   





’s nuair theàr - nas grian air cùl Dhùn Ca - na thig pei - lear dian mf

à gun - na

Ghaoil;

à gun - na

theàr - nas grian air cùl Dhùn Ca - na thig pei - lear dian

à gun - na



Ghaoil;

Tempo comodo (q = c.54)

 

 



 



 



  pp  



 





 



dim. molto

à gun - na







’s nuair theàr - nas grian air cùl Dhùn Ca - na thig pei - lear dian

dim. molto

   





  

dim. molto

   





f       

dim. molto

Vln



’s nuair theàr - nas grian air cùl Dhùn Ca - na thig pei - lear dian

      mmm



p mf                       



dim. molto

caoil,



mmm

 



     104

  

’s buai - lear amfiadh

   

  

’s buai - lear amfiadh

    a

tha

    a

tha

            ’s buai - lear amfiadh a tha mf

    

  

’s buai - lear amfiadh

    a

tha

   

’na thuai - neal



  mp    

    a’



’na thuai - neal



mp    





’na thuai - neal

snò - tach nan là - rai - chean p

    

mmm

    

      

   p

   

mmm

feòir;

 

mmm





   



  

  

 

  

  

 

thig



thig



reo - thadh air

  

 

  

thig



reo - thadh air

thig

reo - thadh air



reo - thadh air

  a

  a

                 109

shùil sa choil - le:

chan fhai - ghear lorg

          shùil sa choil - le:

Vln

Vc.

           shùil sa choille:

        



shùil sa choil - le:

  



  



   



  ah



  

fhuil mf

rim bheò.

fhuil

rim bheò.



fhuil mf

rim bheò.

fhuil

rim bheò.





  

Molto adagio



  p



          115

dim.

tìm, am fiadh,

     

mmm

pp dim.

mmm

       mmm

pp dim.

Vln

Vc.

      



mmm

           

              

rall.

      



  

Hal - laig.

  

Hal - laig.

ppp



ppp

 

 

   

coil - le Hal - laig,

mmm

coil - le Hal - laig,

       

        (pp)





mmm





mmm

tha

       

             pp            

pp (pp)



ppp

  

Tha tìm, am fiadh, an

 



ppp

  

coil - le Hal - laig,

  



       

Tha tìm, am fiadh, an

     

mmm

            an

 





Tha tìm, am fiadh, an

      

          





coil - le Hal - laig,

 p           



Tha tìm, am fiadh, an p

 pp         

           

     

  

 p           











  





  





   

air

Molto adagio





 

   

                  

  

   

  

   

mmm

ppp

 



 



ppp

 



 



coil - le Hal - laig.

          

  

Hal - laig.



rall.





 

 

  

  



  

  



 

    

  

ppp pp

  



  

    

  



   

pizz. arco   pizz. arco   pizz.                          ppp pp ppp pp pp

3/10/2008 Glasgow