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Thread #12028   Message #92517
Posted By: Philippa
05-Jul-99 - 08:12 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Aon Focal Eile (Richie Kavanagh)
Subject: know focal
Roger the Zimmer needs new frames - for his glasses too. Since he couldn't read the difference between "h" and "i" in the "...cuartu na bhfocal" thread, Roger reminded me of a humorous song about a man who couldn't learn Irish at school. He couldn't even learn lenition so he said "aon focal, dá focal, trí focal" (instead of "fhocal"); therefore some stations refused to air the song. Can anyone supply the lyrics and maybe also the fully Irish translation of the song- though by its nature the song is better in English (I don't think Annraoi would accept it as being a 'macaronic' song!)