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Thread #94355 Message #3657425
Posted By: MartinRyan
05-Sep-14 - 01:19 PM
Thread Name: ADD: The Brown and the Yellow Ale^^^
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Brown and the Yellow Ale
Yes - the leann/londubh confusion has struck me before. Not all Irish language versions have that chorus, mind you. One from Connemara uses "Thugamar féin an samhradh linn" as refrain - "We brought the summer with us", literally. This is better known from a cheerful, bordering on hey-nonny-no song taught to children!