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Thread #77353 Message #1379719
Posted By: Sandy Mc Lean
15-Jan-05 - 08:41 PM
Thread Name: What are the oldest surviving tunes?
Subject: RE: What are the oldest surviving tunes?
Gaelic is an older language than Latin and Old MacDonald was a Gael. Therefore this should pre-date the Latin version. Seann Mhac Dhomhnaill
Seann Mhac Dhomhnaill. gu robh` ait aig , I ai I ai o Air an aite bha aige cearcan, I ai I ai o Le glug-glug siud agus glug-glug seo Seo glug, siud glug, a h-uile h_`aite glug-glug Seann Mhac Dhoinhnaill. gu robh ait aig , I ai I ai o.
Seann Mhac Dhomhnail1 gu robh `ait aig I ai I ai o, Air an aite bha aige tunnagan, I ai I ai o Le glag-glag siud agus glag-glagL seo, Seo glag siud glag h-uile h-`aite glag-glag ,Seann Mhac Dhomhnaill gu robh ait aig I ai I ai o.
Seann Mhac Dhomhnaill gu robh ait aig , I ai l ai o, Air an aite bha aige geoidh I ai I ai o, Le hong-hong siud agus hong-hong seo Seo hong siud hong, a h-uile h-aite hong-hong Seann Mhae Dhomhnaill gu robh ait aig I ai I ai o.
Seann Mhac Dhomhnaill gu robh ait aig , I ai I ai o Air an aite bha aige crodh, I ai I ai o, Le mu-mu siud agus mu-mu seo, Seo mu siud mu a h-uile h-aite mu-mu, SeannMhac Dhomhnaill gu robh ait' aig , I ai I ai o