Róisín Dubh
 

A Róisín, ná bíodh brón ort ná chás anois
tá dophárdún ó'n Róimh agus ó'n bPápa agat
tá na bráithre ag teacht thar
sáile agus ag tríall thar muir
'S niceilfear fíon Spáinneach ar mo Róisín Dubh
Tá grá agam i mo lár dhuit le blíain anois
grá cráite, grá cásmhar, grá ciapaithe
grá a d'fhág mé gan sláinte, gan rían, gan ruith
is go bráth, bráth, gan aon fháil a
leagadh ar mo Róisín Dubh
Beidh an Éirne ina tuilte dearga 's an spéir 'na fuil
beidhan saol ina choghadh craorach
is réadfar chnoic beidh
gach gleann sléibhe ar fuid Éireann
agus móinte ar crith, la eigin
sula n-eagfaidh mo Róisín Dubh
-Traditional

Dark Rosaleen
aka Rosin Dubh
O MY Dark Rosaleen,
Do not sigh, do not weep!
The priests are on the ocean green,
They march along the deep.
There 's wine from the royal Pope,
Upon the ocean green;
And Spanish ale shall give you hope,
My Dark Rosaleen!
My own Rosaleen!
Shall glad your heart, shall give you hope,
Shall give you health, and help, and hope,

My Dark Rosaleen!
Over hills, and thro' dales,
Have I roam'd for your sake;
All yesterday I sail'd with sails
On river and on lake.
The Erne, at its highest flood,
dash'd across unseen,
For there was lightning in my blood,
My Dark Rosaleen!
 

My own Rosaleen!
O, there was lightning in my blood,
Red lightning lighten'd thro' my blood.
My Dark Rosaleen!
All day long, in unrest,
To and fro, do I move.
The very soul within my breast
Is wasted for you, love!
The heart in my bosom faints
To think of you, my Queen,
My life of life, my saint of saints,
My Dark Rosaleen!

My own Rosaleen!
To hear your sweet and sad complaints,
My life, my love, my saint of saints,
My Dark Rosaleen!
Woe and pain, pain and woe,
Are my lot, night and noon,
To see your bright face clouded so,
Like to the mournful moon.
But yet will I rear your throne
Again in golden sheen;
'Tis you shall reign, shall reign alone,
My Dark  Rosaleen!
My own Rosaleen!
'Tis you shall have the golden throne,
'Tis you shall reign, and reign alone,
My Dark Rosaleen!

Over dews, over sands,
Will I fly, for your weal:
Your holy delicate white hands
Shall girdle me with steel.
At home, in your emerald bowers,
From morning's dawn till e'en,
You'll pray for me, my flower of flowers,
My Dark Rosaleen! My fond Rosaleen!
You'll think of me through daylight hours,
My virgin flower, my flower of flowers,
My Dark Rosaleen!

I could scale the blue air,
I could plough the high hills,
O, I could kneel all night in prayer,
To heal your many ills!
And one beamy smile from you
Would float like light between
My toils and me, my own, my true,
My Dark Rosaleen!
My fond Rosaleen!
Would give me life and soul anew,
A second life, a soul anew,
My Dark Rosaleen!

O, the Erne shall run red,
With redundance of blood,
The earth shall rock beneath our tread,
And flames wrap hill and wood,
And gun-peal and slogan-cry
Wake many a glen serene,
Ere you shall fade, ere you shall die,
My Dark Rosaleen!
My ownRosaleen!
The Judgement Hour must first be nigh,
Ere you can fade, ere you can die,
My Dark Rosaleen!
James Clarence Mangan. 1803–1849
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Black Róisín, is often described as  a code name used by
the Irish when referring to Ireland.,
This tribute tells Ireland (Black Roisin) not to be sad
as our fellow  Catholic nations of Spain and the Pope in
Rome
were providing support. The narrator is said to be Red
Hugh O'Donnel. The popular patriotic tune was
used by the Irish Composer Sean O' Riada for the main
theme of his musical score for  the epic Irish gaelic
film Misse Erin.

T:Roisin Dubh
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:45
R:Air
K:D
A3/2{BA}F/2|A2 D2 FA e3/2d/4e/4|f>edB A>F E3/2D/4E/4|F>E
D4 d3/2e/4f/4|
gf/4e/4d/4e/4 f>e dc A3/2F/4A/4|e3/2d/4e/4 f>e d2
d3/2e/4f/4|
g3/2(3f/4e/4d/4 f>e dc A3/2F/4A/4|e3/2d/4e/4 f>e dB
A>F|A2 D2 FA e3/2d/4
e/4|f>e dB A>F E3/2D/4E/4|F>E D4 A3/2 {BA} F/2|A2 D2 FA
e2|
(3f/4a/4f/4 d/4e/4 f>e dB A>FE|A/2F/2D/2E/2 F>E
D4|de/4f/4 g>f e/2d/2B/2
d/2 f>e|dc A>A B/2A/2F/2A/2 e>f|e/2d/2 {e} f>e d2
de/2f/2g|fede f>edc|
A3/2F/2A/2e3/2 f>e d2|A3/2{BA}F/2 A2 D2 FA|e2
f/2e/2d/2e/2 f>edB|
A>FE>A F/2D/2E/2 F>E|{F}D4||