Song: Dúlamán (Seaweed) (Traditional Song) Link (YouTube, etc): Choral Scholars of University College Dublin Lyrics link: From the video description: Dúlamán is a traditional working song from the north of Ireland, made famous in the 1970s by the legendary Irish group Clannad. The word ‘dúlamán’ means ‘seaweed’, and the song references two types, one for dyeing and one that is edible. These two types of seaweed also represent two different characters in the song. This arrangement by Desmond Earley features the Irish single-headed frame drum, the bodhrán, and includes a lively refrain that repeats after each verse.
LYRICS:
Curfá Dúlamán na binne buidhe dúlamán a tsléibhe dúlamán na farraige ‘s dúlamán a’ deididh
A ‘níon mhín ó sin anall na fir shuirí A mháthairín mhín ó cuir na roithleáin go dtí mé
Curfá
Tá ceann buí ór Ar an dúlamán gaelach Tá dhá chluais mhaol Ar an dúlamán gaelach
Curfá
Rachaimid don Iúir Leis an dúlamán gaelach Ceannóimid bróga daora Ar an dúlamán maorach
Curfá
Bróga breaca dubha Ar an dúlamán gaelach Tá bairéad agus triús Ar an dúlamán maorach
Curfá
Goidé a thug na tíre thú? Arsa an dúlamán gaelach Ag suirí le do ‘níon Arsa an dúlamán gaelach
Curfá
Cha bhfaigheann tú mo ‘níon Arsa an dúlamán gaelach Bhuel fuadóidh mé liom í Arsa an dúlamán maorach
TRANSLATION:
Chorus
Seaweed of the yellow cliff Seaweed of the hill Seaweed of the ocean And seaweed of the tooth
Oh gentle daughter Here come the courting Oh gentle mother Put the wheels in motion for me
Chorus
There is a golden yellow head On the Irish seaweed There are two bare ears On the Irish seaweed
Chorus
We will go to Newry With the Irish seaweed We will buy expensive shoes said the edible seaweed
Chorus
There are dappled black shoes On the Irish seaweed There is a beret and trousers On the edible seaweed
Chorus
What brought you to these parts? Said the Irish seaweed Courting with your daughter Said the the Irish seaweed
Chorus
You will not get my daughter Said the Irish seaweed Well I’ll abduct her Said the the edible seaweed
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Date: 2020-03-26 11:26 pm (UTC)Link (YouTube, etc): Choral Scholars of University College Dublin
Lyrics link: From the video description:
Dúlamán is a traditional working song from the north of Ireland, made famous in the 1970s by the legendary Irish group Clannad. The word ‘dúlamán’ means ‘seaweed’, and the song references two types, one for dyeing and one that is edible. These two types of seaweed also represent two different characters in the song. This arrangement by Desmond Earley features the Irish single-headed frame drum, the bodhrán, and includes a lively refrain that repeats after each verse.
LYRICS:
Curfá
Dúlamán na binne buidhe
dúlamán a tsléibhe
dúlamán na farraige
‘s dúlamán a’ deididh
A ‘níon mhín ó
sin anall na fir shuirí
A mháthairín mhín ó
cuir na roithleáin go dtí mé
Curfá
Tá ceann buí ór
Ar an dúlamán gaelach
Tá dhá chluais mhaol
Ar an dúlamán gaelach
Curfá
Rachaimid don Iúir
Leis an dúlamán gaelach
Ceannóimid bróga daora
Ar an dúlamán maorach
Curfá
Bróga breaca dubha
Ar an dúlamán gaelach
Tá bairéad agus triús
Ar an dúlamán maorach
Curfá
Goidé a thug na tíre thú?
Arsa an dúlamán gaelach
Ag suirí le do ‘níon
Arsa an dúlamán gaelach
Curfá
Cha bhfaigheann tú mo ‘níon
Arsa an dúlamán gaelach
Bhuel fuadóidh mé liom í
Arsa an dúlamán maorach
TRANSLATION:
Chorus
Seaweed of the yellow cliff
Seaweed of the hill
Seaweed of the ocean
And seaweed of the tooth
Oh gentle daughter
Here come the courting
Oh gentle mother
Put the wheels in motion for me
Chorus
There is a golden yellow head
On the Irish seaweed
There are two bare ears
On the Irish seaweed
Chorus
We will go to Newry
With the Irish seaweed
We will buy expensive shoes
said the edible seaweed
Chorus
There are dappled black shoes
On the Irish seaweed
There is a beret and trousers
On the edible seaweed
Chorus
What brought you to these parts?
Said the Irish seaweed
Courting with your daughter
Said the the Irish seaweed
Chorus
You will not get my daughter
Said the Irish seaweed
Well I’ll abduct her
Said the the edible seaweed