The title song on the De Barra album described in previous posts, is the first track on the compact disc. This song may be found in Amhráin Mhuighe Seóla, Traditional Folk-Songs of Galway and Mayo, pages 87 - 88. The brothers De Barra sing three verses, and they sing it slowly and softly, as they learned it. Their great-aunt Máire Ní Thuama taught them the song, and she used it as a lullaby, to sing children to sleep.

AN CAITÍN BÁN

[traditional]

Bhí an caitín glas ag siubhal go deas
Nuair a fuair sí a maicín sínte
'S gur bliadhain ó an lá sinfuair sí a clann
Caithte a's báidhte i dtrínse

Curfa:
An caitín bán bán bán
An caitín bán cat Bhrighde
An puisín bán sneachta bán
Do báidheadh ins-a' dtrínse

Bhí cruit ar dhruim an caitín bháin
Chomh mór le 'jug' trí píonta
A's nár dheas an 'show' ag daoinibh móra
An caitín Poll deas Bhrighde   

curfa

D'éirigh an mháthairín suas 'n-a seasamh
Nuair a fuair sí a maicín sínte
Thug sí a bhail' é 's righne sí leaba
A's thosuigh sí annsinn d'á chaoineadh

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