an spailpin fanach?

Subject: an spailpin fanach?
From: Rex
Date: 14 Jul 99 - 11:23 AM

Does anyone know a source for the Gailic words to this tune? It is also the tune for Brighton Camp and The Girl I Left Behind Me. I've searched the net with no luck. I have a copy of the CD "Farewell and Remember Me" by the Boys of the Lough and An Spailpin Fanach is on there but I can't derive much. A print of the words would help considerably. Thanky,

Rex

Subject: RE: an spailpin fanach?
From: Bert
Date: 14 Jul 99 - 02:44 PM

Er, you spelled "spinach" wrong:-)

Subject: Lyr Add: AN SPAILPIN FANACH
From: Rita64
Date: 15 Jul 99 - 07:34 AM

Rex,

Here is one version of the song - I hope it is the one you are searching for.

~ FYM ~

Is spailpin aerach treitheach mise agus bigi ag solathar mna dhom
Mar scaipfinn an siol faoi dho san Earrach in eadan taltai bana (x 2)
Mo lamha ar an gceachta i ndiaidh na gcapall 's go reabfainnse cnoic le fana.

An chead la i nEirinn ar liostail mise, o bhi me sugach sasta
'S an darna la dar liostail mise, o bhi me buartha craite;
Ach an triu la dar liostail mise, thabharfainn cuig cead punt ar fhagail,
Ach go dtugainn sin agus an oiread eile, ni raibh mo phas le fail a'm.

Mo chuig cead slan leat, a dhuthaigh m'athar, is go deo deo don eilean gramhar,
Is don scata fear og ata 'mo dhiaidh ag baile, nach gclisfeadh orm in am a ghathair!

Ta Baile Atha Cliath doite, is togfar Gaillimh, beidh lasair againn ar thinte chamha,
Beidh fion agus beoir ar bord ag m'athair -- sin cabhair ag an Spailpin Fanach!

Agus b'fhaide liomsa lla bheinn i dteach gan charaid na bliain mhor fhada is raithe,
Mar is buachaillin aerach me, sugach meanmach a bhreagfadh bruinneal mhanla.
Agus dha bhean deag a bhi ag ead 's ag iomai liom, a suil le tairfe mo laidhe --
S'e paidir na cailli nuair a theinn thar a tairseach, "now behave yourself, a Spailpin Fanach!"

HTML line breaks added. --JoeClone, 11-Aug-02.

Subject: RE: an spailpin fanach?
From: Rex
Date: 15 Jul 99 - 08:28 AM

Now Bert, you're just looking at it wrong. It's really spelled "slappin finch".

Many thanks to Fair Youngmaid. It looks like the one. I'll run this past the recording and give it a go.

Rex