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School: An Bóthar Buí (B.), Áth Treasna (roll number 16396)

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Boherboy, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Seán Ó Gealbháin
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    I've kissed you and called you my darling
    E'er I first heard the sound of your voice
    Ive kissed you and called you my darling
    When your eyes made my fond heart rejoice.
    II
    I've treasured that treasure my darling
    And built it a home in my heart
    Till its secret soothing possession
    Formed e'en of my being a part.
    III
    I spent years in this fanciful blindness
    Believing that treasure my own
    But awakening to fancy's unkindness
    I found that my phantom had flown
    IV
    But this jewel I wear in my bosom
    Must there undividedly shine
    And the maiden I call my darling
    Must be nobody's darling but mine.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Galvin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Islandbrack, Co. Cork
    Informant
    David Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Islandbrack, Co. Cork