The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #46062   Message #683977
Posted By: ciarili
05-Apr-02 - 04:22 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: O Ba, Ba Mo Leanabh (Mary Jane Lemond)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: O Ba, Ba Mo Leanabh (Mary Jane Lemond)
Well, I can make out isolated phrases and words, not enough to just write it out for you. Otherwise, I'd be posting the lyrics myself!

I think part of it is the dialect she's using. It's very like Donegal Irish, which actually intrigues me. When I sing in GĂ idhlig, I tend to slip up and pronounce things the Donegal Irish way, not that people notice - it's all gaelic to them, right?!