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20 Best Gibberish Lyrics: No. 7
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--'In a Big Country,' Big Country (1983)
The most prominent feature of this Scottish quartet's only U.S. Top 20 hit is its snaking guitar riff that sounds exactly like bagpipes keening in the heather. So it's logical to assume that "Sha!" is some quaint Scots exclamation, like "Och aye!" or "Hoots mon!" Logical -- yet wrong: Seems that 'Braveheart'-ian battle cry is the sole province of lead singer Stuart Adamson.
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Growlertrim
Stuart Adamson himself explained it in an interview as simply a release of energy. As for yes/no in Gaelic, I studied Gaelic years ago and, as far as I remember, there is no one word for "yes" or "no". You have to use a relevant verb together with small accompanying words which make the answer positive or negative.
January 12 2010 at 6:13 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Lou
"Sha" is a Yiddish term meaning "Silence", or more colloquially, "Shut up"
February 01 2009 at 5:00 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Bob
Does one 3-letter word really qualify this as an example of one of the "20 Best Gibberish Lyrics"?
June 29 2007 at 1:00 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
becky
Pete's right about the word for yes, except while it's pronounced "sha," it's spelled "is ea."
June 26 2007 at 1:24 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Jeanne
If they were french I could understand it. In Acadiana, "sha" is a cajun corruption of "cher".
June 25 2007 at 9:56 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Pete
I believe what he's saying is something like "seadh" which is Gaelic for "yes".
In other words, he's going "YEAH!" So it's not a quaint Scots saying -- it's rock n' roll, man.
Any actual Scots out there that can confirm this?
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