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Journal of the Irish Folk Song Society, Volume 5, Issue 23, Page 2

Journal of the Irish Folk Song Society, Volume 5, Issue 23, Page 2
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Irish Folk Song Society
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Journal of the Irish Folk Song Society
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5
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2 A ralt eoluis ar dtiis dfhg na cadta, fear faoi amilid,God as nach dtuigearin t t gus linhladh San gcs sin?Mfhocaj duit, a sbiilr, gur leat a chaill rn me chin,S gur i gcnra cheaptha chumhaing at mrus!V. Ag c uirtireaeht ban g ma thigheaim til choidhch Dia DomhnaighN t dearmad do ph5cai bheith l an lentLe siodal is le srlai s le ribIni go leor leorS gach nile ni a dfhirfeadh don stid -bhean:VI. Piosal garbh crna bheith thIos i dtin do pinion,Airgead chun oil agus fOise.Sd dubhajrt sI horn Din Luain, NI phOsfa mO go deOi t ,Agus eirigh i rnbun na mbO go barr a tslOibhe!VII. D mbeinn I n. Iochtar TIre nOn it a bhfuil mo ghaolta,Is ann nach ndanfaidhe dhIom an plarcaAg cailinI na tire ga mo mheallaclji gash non oidhche,Is ar jnaidin aria ga mo sh ana .VI I I. Faagadh no diclean n bhfuighjn ach muigh san oidhche,S an fhearthajun 8 a ghaot.h ga mo phrOacha jjIs fhad mnhajreas mO beO choidhehe nI shInf me mo thaobh leat,Is ni racha me un do thighe go I a . an tslibhe.M . 7, . 123. MS. readings Title and I, 1, 4, thdighin III. 3, eeapaidh dm1 5 .IV, 4, cheapach chuing. V, 1, thdigh. VII, 1, ghaoltajghTRANSLATIONI. If you go to a foreign land, hearts treasure do not leave meFor worldly possessions or riches;Wait patiently and I will soon fly away with you,And if you go to Gods heaven I shall overtake you.II. Flower of apple and of berry, my desire, if that were po ibJeHow I wish that we were wed!At early dawn the Church will unite usAnd we shall be together free of care.III. Pretty, modest Molly, shining like the lode-starFor such, dear, is your native inheritaneeWith your close-set, shapely teeth and your dew.brigj t eye,And voice sweeter than the cuckoo on a summers morning.jy. Lde tar that has troubled hundreda of men,Why wili you not understan j and agree?I vow, my dear, that for you I have lost my good name,And I must abide in a close narroVV. If ever you go courting young women of a Sunday,Do not forget to have your pockets fullOf pieces of silk and satin and ever so many ribbonsAnd everything useful to a lady.VI. In your pockets must be mified crown pieces,Money for the drinks and treats.On Monday she said to me, I will never marry you,Get up to the hill-top and mind the cows!VII. If I were in Loughtee, where my peopleare,Oh, there they would not make sport of me,The girls of the place coaxing me every nightAnd shunning me next morning.VIII. I can get no roof or shelter, I am abroad at night,Frozen by the rain and wind,As long as I live I shall never lie by you,Nor enter your dwelling till judgment-day.The following song, no. 1A, is a hitherto unpublished version of the above,obtained by Professor Toms () Ma.ffle from Tom ls Breathnaoh, of Dubhashta.The latter glossed rala ruad1 in V, 3 as droch-bhean. It has not been thoughtnecessary to translate this piece, owing to its general resemblance to no. 1. Theasterisks indicate deficiencies in the text.Ia. Barr An tslibhe.(ThE Mouxmn -Tor.)I. A chuisle agus a thOagair, i gcoigcrlgh choidhehe ma. thOidheann til,Na. sanntuigh maoiu a tsaoghail is ml bi uaibhreach;Fan thusa Ic foighid mhaith is tialoeha bean gan mhoill leat,Is go flaithis D ma. thOidheann ta. bead suns leat.II. A chOl na 1db is na bpOarlai, ba ta. mo ghean da. bhfOadainn* * * * * * * *Is go moch le h-Oirghe an lae a bheadh an eaglais ag danamh ridhtigh,Beidh misc ages mo ghrdh fOin gan son bhuaidhreadh.III. Is ag cdirtearacht ban Og ma. thOidheann til, a mhile stOirin,Na. dearmad do phOcaf bheith IlontaLe slodaf gus le srdIai s Ic gash uile shOrt da. bhreghcha* * * * * * * *IV. Piosaf garbha crOnach bheith thios ar thOm do phOcal,Airgead an Oil ages a phlOisidir,Ach sOard dubhairt si liom trthnOna, Dheamhan a bp6sfa mO go deO dhiot,Ach tirigh i mbun us mini go barr a tslibhe.
issue Number
23
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2
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[Periodical]
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1967-01-01T00:00:00
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Journal of the Irish Folk Song Society, Volume 5, Issue 23

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