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Thread #52487 Message #934640
Posted By: Brían
16-Apr-03 - 08:22 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Se Fath Mo Bhuartha/Reason for my Sorrow
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Se Fadh mo Bhuar Tha
I would say that a sexual connotation is implied at least in the abundance and fertility of the paradise that the author imagines.
That does seem to be a pretty good translation of the song in the Dubliner's version.