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Distracted_Recon Jun 14, 2015 @ 7:45am

What language is this music?

I love the music in this game, especially "The fields of Ard Skellig" but I have no idea what language is being spoken in the song. Does anyone know?
Here's a link to the song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gokhBJWSjeM

Last edited by Distracted_Recon; Jun 17, 2023 @ 5:26pm

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Snorri Nosebiter has The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Oct 28, 2015 @ 4:14am

Originally posted by hibihaiko:
all of them have their roots in either slavic or Scandinavian folk

Apart from the song which is the subject of this topic, which was written in Scotland in the 19th century by a fisherman's wife.

Nice necro by the way, Sauron. :)

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Gabriel Angelos has The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Oct 28, 2015 @ 7:15am

Originally posted by Dave Hedgehog:
Originally posted by The Bitcher:
This Polish
It's not Polish.

Originally posted by Kalil:
I don't believe you :P
And you're absolutely right not to believe him.

OP, it's Scots Gaelic. The music is original, but the lyrics are from a traditional song by the name of 'Fear a' Bhàta'- the Boatman.

Song is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5muVg_ZWek

Lyrics and translation are here.[en.wikipedia.org]

Edit: for reference, Scots Gaelic is the less beautiful cousin of Irish. :D

Shove it up you arse ya bloody tattie mun cher. Scots> Irish . >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>English.

Last edited by Gabriel Angelos; Oct 28, 2015 @ 7:15am

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Snorri Nosebiter has The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Oct 28, 2015 @ 3:36pm

Originally posted by Mumm-Ra:

Shove it up you arse ya bloody tattie mun cher. Scots> Irish . >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>English.

Is fearr Gaeilge bhriste, ná Gàidhlig cliste. :)

Last edited by Snorri Nosebiter; Oct 28, 2015 @ 3:36pm

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GarnetFire17 Oct 28, 2015 @ 10:30pm

The Prevical songs originate from different slavic peoples. Mostly polish, some Hungarian, Russian, Romanian, Czech etc..

Last edited by GarnetFire17; Oct 28, 2015 @ 10:31pm

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Gabriel Angelos has The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Oct 29, 2015 @ 8:20am

Originally posted by Dave Hedgehog:
Originally posted by Mumm-Ra:

Shove it up you arse ya bloody tattie mun cher. Scots> Irish . >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>English.

Is fearr Gaeilge bhriste, ná Gàidhlig cliste. :)

Better to speak Broken Irish than Scots Fluently. Something like that? Im rusty as hell been over 15 yrs.

Broken Irish is Scottish haha, all descended from Old irish anyway. Stil your a bunch of tattie munching sods.

#35

Shamaniac

Oct 31, 2015 @ 10:47am

lol

#36

xGarris

Nov 19, 2015 @ 3:31pm

For those of you interested, the singer who sings on many of the Witcher 3 tracks, including The Fields of Ard Skellig, is an amazing woman called Barbary Grant. The songs used on Witcher 3 are part of a pre-recorded 'midi' album that I have been using for the last year in my music! She has an amazing voice, and you can check her out here http://8dio.com/instrument-category/solo-vocals/#instrument/barbary/

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Gabriel Angelos has The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Nov 20, 2015 @ 10:51am

Originally posted by jack.mcclure:
For those of you interested, the singer who sings on many of the Witcher 3 tracks, including The Fields of Ard Skellig, is an amazing woman called Barbary Grant. The songs used on Witcher 3 are part of a pre-recorded 'midi' album that I have been using for the last year in my music! She has an amazing voice, and you can check her out here http://8dio.com/instrument-category/solo-vocals/#instrument/barbary/

Thats interesting to know, thanks for the link.

#38

SturmWarnung has The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Nov 28, 2015 @ 3:17pm

Originally posted by player:
This one -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0NOBdPnoe0

- is a Bulgarian folk song, for example. Other songs you hear in Velen are also in something Slavic, though people told me it's not Polish. Fields of Ard Skellig has a faint slavic feeling about it, but I can't understand a single word. Might be something Scandinavian or Celtic.

Not a scandinavian language. I have never heard the words and I am swedish.

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Snorri Nosebiter has The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Nov 28, 2015 @ 3:54pm

Originally posted by PinoccioSE:
Originally posted by player:
This one -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0NOBdPnoe0

- is a Bulgarian folk song, for example. Other songs you hear in Velen are also in something Slavic, though people told me it's not Polish. Fields of Ard Skellig has a faint slavic feeling about it, but I can't understand a single word. Might be something Scandinavian or Celtic.
Not a scandinavian language. I have never heard the words and I am swedish.

We already know that it's Gaelic. :)

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❄Kawaiii~~~❄ has The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Dec 23, 2015 @ 5:20am

To all the confused people this is Bulgarian i am from Bulgaria these lyrics are exactly as our traditional songs thou the language used in the song is old Bulgarian i can understand it and the way it was translated in one song was really wrong.
Translation:
Oh, Lazarus, Lazarus
They said here

We have come
We have found a boy and a girl

Marry the girl
Marry the boy

Happiness, Happiness
Rejoice dear host

As many leaves there are on a tree
That much health to this house

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КЕКСик228 Dec 23, 2015 @ 5:54am

+++

#42

Snorri Nosebiter has The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Dec 23, 2015 @ 7:45am

Originally posted by Tedooo The Terrorist:
To all the confused people this is Bulgarian

It's Gaelic. The song is called 'Fear a' Bhàta'. Google it.

We figured this out on page 1 of the discussion, six months ago.

It's also listed on the Witcher 3 soundtrack as 'Fear a' Bhàta'.

Last edited by Snorri Nosebiter; Dec 23, 2015 @ 7:47am

#43

SínDorian

Dec 23, 2015 @ 9:07am

Originally posted by The Bitcher:
Game Polish, Polish composers - in what language they sing more? China?

Not true ... Stop beeing an ass when you know nothing...
First of all the music is from various slavic countries. for ex. Nilfgaard theme (Karanfile) Some of the combat themes (Naranca) are from the south slavic countries, while others are in bulgarian to polish. Most of the slavic countries are represented here.
all these songs are folk and folklore songs and have only been song by the polish band Percival but they are singing the songs original lingo.

Last edited by SínDorian; Dec 23, 2015 @ 9:08am

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