School: Scoil N. Breandán

Location:
Baile na nGall, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Caomháin
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  1. Amhrán

    Dárdhuigheas mo shéola go mómrach ar maidin ¶ Is Aifreann an Dómhnaigh mor lón sgrios mar chailleas

    Dárdhuigheas mo shéola go mómrach ar maidin
    Is Aifreann an Dómhnaigh mor lón sgrios mar chailleas
    Is trúagh nách é an bás a bhí i ndán dom nú me crochadh
    Núair a thugas drúim-lámh lé'm cailín fanach is í na codhladh
    Tá an taidhneán seo cúmhra is ní lúigheann smúit ar ná mairg
    Tá an Samradh ag teacht grianmhar is an fiach ar bhárr crannaibh
    Cóumín súaighthe cómhrach is a beal teannaidhe Mealla
    Is ag droichead beal na Córaig, Tá mó stór craoidhe lé sealadh.
    Cris ar do chois is fan fada go lá
    Tá an luin annso am aice is bean an tíghe am láim
    Tá ceó geal am bóicín nách leór é lé fághail
    Is an "jug" ar an mbórd is ní chómhair do bheith lán
    Raigheadh-sa an chóill craobhaig
    Ag baint craobh nú ag baint cnó
    Ag baint úbhla do bárr geaga nú ag féireacht na mbhó
    Dá gcasfaí orm cuileann is go dtabharfhainn di póg
    Cad é sin don té sin ná baineann sé leó.
    Is maith an fear sleán mé, is ní feárr ná eun slúaiste
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    Irish
    Informant
    Tadhg Ó Laoithe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Baile Uí Chorráin, Co. Kerry