Dúlamán

Arranged by NANCY DAILY-GREEN ©2009

Traditional

The seaweed sellers are passing by on their way to market and the lassie's mamie tells her daughter to sit at the spinning wheel to look productive so she might attract one of the seaweed sellers as a husband.

Nancy:  hammered dulcimer, vocals

Gary Gallier:  baritone mountain dulcimers

 

 

A 'níon mhín ó sin anall na fir shuirí"
"A mháithrín mhín ó cuir mo rothleá go dtí mé."

 

Curfá
Dúlamán na binne buí
Dúlamán gaelach.
Dúlamán na binne buí
Dúlamán gaelach.

"Rachaimid 'un lúir," ars' an Dúlamán gaelach.
"Ceannóidh mise bróg" ars' an Dúlamán gaelach.

Curfá

Tá bearad agus triús ar an Dúlamán gaelach
Péire bróga dubha ar an Dúlamán gaelach.

Curfá

Dúlamán na binne buí,
Dúlamán a' tsléibhe
Dúlamán na farraige 's
Dúlamán a' Déididh.

Curfá

"A 'nion mhín ó sin anall na fir shuirí"
"A mháithrín mhín ó cuir mo roithleán go dtí mé."

"Dear daughter here come the courtin men"
"Dear mother bring me my spinning wheel."

 

Curfá
Dúlamán from the yellow cliff,
Irish Dúlamán.
Dúlamá from the yellow cliff,
Irish Dúlamán.

"We will go to Newry," said the Irish Dúlamán
"I will buy shoes," said the Irish Dúlamán.

Curfá

There's a cap and trousers on the Irish Dúlamán
A pair of black shoes on the Irish Dúlamán.

Curfá

Dúlamán from the yellow cliff,
The mountain Dúlamán
The sea dúlamán and the
Dúlamán from Déideadh.

Curfá

"Dear daughter here come the courting men"
"Dear mother bring me my spinning wheel."