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Thread #60757   Message #1941321
Posted By: Gurney
19-Jan-07 - 02:24 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Musha ringum duram da...
Subject: RE: Origins: Musha ringum duram da...
I'll vote with Malcolm Douglas and Ms.Amy. I asked the same question about a different song of a long-ago flatmate who 'had the Gaelic.'
My chorus was 'Ban yu na mor iffen ghana, and the juice of the barley for me!'
After about 20 reiterations, John translated it as "The milk of the cow and the goat, and the...."


I wouldn't argue with someone who had five languages and two doctorates. Bloody useless with tools, but.