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Thread #128642 Message #2881960
Posted By: Bryn Pugh
08-Apr-10 - 05:27 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Maidrín Rua / Little Red Fox (Irish)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Looking for Moderena Rue, an irish song
My mother used to sing this. I hope no one will be offended if I put down, here, that which I remember from her singing, in phonetics :
Mawdyereen Roo, Roo, Roo
Mawdyereen Roo in the bushes.
Mawdyereen Roo, Roo, Roo
And his ears peeping up like the rushes.
I was told by Mother that "Mawdyereen Roo" is, literally, "The Little Red Dog".