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Thread #21343 Message #741208
Posted By: MartinRyan
03-Jul-02 - 02:58 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Roisin Dubh / Dark Rosaleen
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Rosin Dubh Dark Rosaleen GaelicEngli
"Dark Rosaleen", in particular, was based on a translation by Samuel Ferguson of a version collected by a man called Hardiman. Ferguson, incidentally, regarded it as a straight love song, rahter than a political allegory.