| A 'níon mhín ó, sin anall na fir shúirí
| Oh sweet girl, here come the courting men
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| A mháithairin mhín ó, cuir na roithléan go dtí mé
| Gentle mother oh, send the reels to me
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| Dúlamán na binne buí, dúlamán Gaelach
| Yellow seaweed, Irish seaweed
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| Dúlamán na farraige, b’fhearr a bhí in Éirinn
| Seaweed was the best in Ireland
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| Tá ceann buí óir ar an dúlamán gaelach
| The Irish seaweed has a golden yellow head
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| Tá dhá chluais mhaol ar an dúlamán maorach
| The stately seaweed has two blunt ears
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| Bróga breaca dubha ar an dúlamán gaelach
| Black speckled shoes on the Irish seaweed
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| Tá bearéad agus triús ar an dúlamán maorach
| The stately seaweed has a beret and a trident
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| Góide a thug na tíre thú? | What did the country give you? |
| arsa an dúlamán gaelach
| said the Irish seaweed
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| Ag súirí le do níon, arsa an dúlamán maorach
| Flirting with your daughter, says the majestic seaweed
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| Rachaimid chun Niúir leis an dúlamán gaelach
| We will go to Newry with the Irish seaweed
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| Ceannóimid bróga daora ar an dúlamán maorach
| We will buy expensive shoes on the stately seaweed
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| Ó chuir mé scéala chuici, go gceannóinn cíor dí
| Oh I sent her a message, that I would buy her a comb
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| 'Sé'n scéal a chuir sí chugam, go raibh a ceann cíortha
| The story she sent me was that her head was combed
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| Cha bhfaigheann tú mo 'níon, arsa an dúlamán gaelach
| You will not find my daughter, says the Irish seaweed
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| Bheul, fuadóidh mé liom í, arsa an dúlamán maorach
| Well, I'll kidnap her with me, says the stately seaweed
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| Dúlamán na binne buí, dúlamán Gaelach
| Yellow seaweed, Irish seaweed
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| Dúlamán na binne buí, dúlamán Gaelach
| Yellow seaweed, Irish seaweed
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| Dúlamán na farraige, b’fhearr a bhí, b’fhearr a bhí
| Seaweed, it was better, it was better
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| Dúlamán na binne buí, dúlamán Gaelach
| Yellow seaweed, Irish seaweed
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| Dúlamán na farraige, b’fhearr a bhí, b’fhearr a bhí
| Seaweed, it was better, it was better
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| B’fhearr a bhí in Éirinn
| It was better in Ireland
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| Oh gentle daughter, here come the wooing men
| Oh gentle daughter, here come the wooing men
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| Oh gentle mother, put the wheels in motion for me
| Oh gentle mother, put the wheels in motion for me
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| Seaweed from the yellow cliff, Irish seaweed
| Seaweed from the yellow cliff, Irish seaweed
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| Seaweed from the ocean, the best in all of Ireland
| Seaweed from the ocean, the best in all of Ireland
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| There is a yellow gold head on the Gaelic seaweed
| There is a yellow gold head on the Gaelic seaweed
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| There are two blunt ears on the stately seaweed
| There are two blunt ears on the stately seaweed
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| The Irish seaweed has beautiful black shoes
| The Irish seaweed has beautiful black shoes
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| The stately seaweed has a beret and trousers
| The stately seaweed has a beret and trousers
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| «What are you doing here?"says the Irish seaweed
| "What are you doing here?" Says the Irish seaweed
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| «At courting with your daughter,"says the stately seaweed
| «At courting with your daughter," says the stately seaweed
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| I would go to Niúir with the Irish seaweed
| I would go to Niúir with the Irish seaweed
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| «I would buy expensive shoes,"said the Irish seaweed
| "I would buy expensive shoes," said the Irish seaweed
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| I spent time telling her the story that I would buy a comb for her
| I spent time telling her the story that I would buy a comb for her
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| The story she told back to me, that she is well-groomed
| The story she told back to me, that she is well-groomed
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| «Oh where are you taking my daughter?"says the Irish seaweed
| "Oh where are you taking my daughter?" Says the Irish seaweed
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| «Well, I’d take her with me,"says the stately seaweed
| "Well, I'd take her with me," says the stately seaweed
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| Seaweed from the yellow cliff, Irish seaweed
| Seaweed from the yellow cliff, Irish seaweed
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| Seaweed from the yellow cliff, Irish seaweed
| Seaweed from the yellow cliff, Irish seaweed
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| Seaweed from the ocean, the best, the best
| Seaweed from the ocean, the best, the best
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| Seaweed from the yellow cliff, Irish seaweed
| Seaweed from the yellow cliff, Irish seaweed
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| Seaweed from the ocean, the best, the best
| Seaweed from the ocean, the best, the best
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| The best in all of Ireland | The best in all of Ireland |