The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #57   Message #460
Posted By: ac.graybill@fway.com
19-Nov-96 - 11:33 PM
Thread Name: dulaman/two sisters
Subject: RE: dulaman/two sisters
Hi, Unfortunately, I don't know any Gaelic so I can't help you with the words to "Dulaman." OTOH, I believe "Two Sisters" ends this way. "The miller, he was hanged on the mountainhead Sing aye dum a sing aye day . . . The miller, he was hanged on the mountainhead The eldest sister was boiled and bled I'll be true unto my love, if he'll be true to me."

Kind of a gruesome little ending but it's still one of my favorite songs. You might also check out Loreena McKennitt's song "The Bonnie Swans" which tells a slightly different version of the story.