The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #11789 Message #3799309
Posted By: keberoxu
06-Jul-16 - 07:05 PM
Thread Name: Translate Req: Luibin O Luth
Subject: RE: Translate Req: Luibin O Luth
Message 112774 on this thread, post dated 9 September 1999, gives the lyrics through Martin Ryan/Philippa/Áine. It can be confirmed that these lyrics duplicate exactly what is published in:
An Claisceadal copyright 1930
editor: Colm Ó Lochlainn
This collection, which gives the melody line and the Gaelic lyrics, can be accessed for free, online, at www.itma.ie in their archives; you can download a PDF file.
When you see the tune written out, it becomes clear that
"Lúibín Ó Lúth, bí Lúth a's bí Láidir"
is repeated twice in every iteration/verse.
One single line of text is sandwiched between the two iterations of the chorus/title.
Thus, while Áine's message format appears to show five verses of three different lines each, this is misleading in appearance.
There are actually sixteen separate lines of verse; each is sung, one at a time, between the two iterations of the chorus/title.