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The song has English language verses and an Irish language chorus, a style known as macaronic. The title (pronounced [ˌʃuːlʲ ə ˈɾˠuːnʲ]) translates to "go, my love" (or variants): siúil is an imperative, literally translating to "walk!", a rúin is a term of endearment.
"My Lagan Love" (Roud 1418) is a song to a traditional Irish air, first collected in 1903 in northern County Donegal. The English lyrics have been credited to Joseph Campbell (1879–1944), also known as Seosamh MacCathmhaoil and Joseph McCahill, among others). [ 1 ]
" Siúil A Rúin" (transl. Walk, my love) – a macaronic love song, one of the most widely-sung Irish songs, recorded by dozens of artists both in Ireland and abroad. "The Spinning Wheel" – written in the 19th century by John Francis Waller and recorded by Delia Murphy. [53]
A term used in anthropology. From Irish tánaiste, secondary person. tilly – (from tuilleadh meaning "a supplement") used in Newfoundland to refer to an additional luck-penny. It is used by James Joyce in the first chapter of Ulysses. tory – Originally an Irish outlaw, probably from the word tóraí meaning "pursuer". trousers – From ...
fun, used in Ireland for fun/enjoyment. The word is actually English in origin; it entered into Irish from the English "crack" via Ulster Scots. The Gaelicised spelling craic was then reborrowed into English. The craic spelling, although preferred by many Irish people, has garnered some criticism as a faux-Irish word. [18] cross
Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet; She passed the salley gardens with little snow-white feet. She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree; But I, being young and foolish, with her would not agree. In a field by the river my love and I did stand, And on my leaning shoulder she laid her snow-white hand.
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I Know My Love" is a traditional Irish folk song, which was first collected by Herbert Hughes and published by Boosey & Hawkes in 1909, in Volume 1 of "Irish Country Songs" - although the song is likely to be considerably older than that. [1] The book can be viewed or downloaded as a PDF here.