alalá

See also: alala, Alala, alalà, and ʻalalā

Galician

FWOTD – 26 October 2015

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.la.ˈla/

Noun

alalá m (plural alalás)

1. (music) a traditional type of chant from Galicia, characterised by the use of meaningless vocalisations at the refrain or chorus
   • 1961, Diccionario enciclopédico gallego-castellano, Editorial Galaxia, →ISBN, page 99:

     ¡Ai, o alalá, miña santa, cántase cando se chora; chórase cando se canta!

     Alas! the alalá, my darling, is sung when crying; it's cried when singing!

   • 2014, Francisco X. Fernández Naval, Maribel Longueira, As crebas: Outro xeito de andar ao mar, Baía Edicións, page 73:

     […] , un alalá ignorado polo resto dos homes.

     […] , an alalá ignored by the rest of the men.

   • Catro vellos mariñeiros (traditional song):

     Catro vellos mariñeiros

     todos metidos nun bote

     voga, voga, mariñeiro

     vamos pra Viveiro

     'xa se ve San Roque;

     voga, voga, mariñeiro

     vamos pra Viveiro

     xa se ve San Roque.

     Ai, lalelo, ai, lalalelo!

     Ai, lalelo, ai, lalalá!

     Ai, lalelo, ai, lalalelo!

     Ai, lalalelo, ai, lalalá!

Related terms

• alarido

See also

• alalá on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^gl

References

• Lyrics and music of "Catro Vellos Mariñeiros" traditional song.
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “alalá”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “alalá”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega