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Manx Macaronic Related threads: Macaronachas / Macaronic Songs. Language mixing (138) Origins: La Fille d'un Avocat/I Went to the Market (36) Bilingual Songs (14) English/Irish lyrics (3) Lyr Req: One Morning in June - Macaronic (3) Lyr Req: Welsh Macaronics (5)
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Subject: Manx Macaronic From: GUEST,Bobby Bob, Ellan Vannin Date: 04 Feb 01 - 11:55 AM Annraoi - This is the macaronic I mentioned - unlike most of the body of fourteen poems known to survive from Thomas Shimmin, best known as Tom the Dipper (1800-1879), this has no tune mentioned for it to be sung by. Other pieces were to be sung "to the tune of" -
"To a new Cork trader I do belong."
A Poem in English and Manx
I was born at the Yinnagh where stands yon big mill,
Not long I remained down there it is true,
Not long I remained my youth to regale,
I began to improve in the shoemaking trade,
Full thirty years long - I then lost my bride,
Bred and born in the Lowlands I upward would go,
And shortly like Moses on top of the hill,
Now I am getting old and death will devour.
V1/2 In there I got the first bite that was put in my mouth
V2/2 To Ballacross side I was swiftly brought
V3/2 Then I was brought to Castletown
V4/2 A good shoemaker I was at nineteen years
V5/2 A widower of fifty years
V6/2 I was not enjoying being as low as this
V7/2 The country before me clearly full of milk and honey
V8/2 May Christ lead me to the life of saints Hope this is of interest. Tom the Dipper himself was certainly an interesting character! Shoh slaynt, Bobby Bob |
Subject: RE: Manx Macaronic From: GUEST,Annraoi Date: 04 Feb 01 - 08:16 PM Yes indeed, Sonas ort, Annraoi |
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