07 Feb 01 - 09:51 AM (#392067) Subject: Dermot Asthore From: Michael in Swansea DERMOT ASTHORE
Oh! Dermot asthore! Between walking and sleeping
Oh! Dermot asthore! How this fond heart would flutter
Collected by Nellie Walsh for Ireland's Own magazine |
07 Feb 01 - 11:45 AM (#392175) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Dermot Asthore From: Robby I have seen "asthore" in a number of other songs and poems. I surmise, from the context, that it is a word of endearment, such as "darling". Would someone be kind enought to provide the meaning of "asthore"? I would certainly appreciate it. Robby |
07 Feb 01 - 11:56 AM (#392192) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Dermot Asthore From: MartinRyan "darling" will do fine! Nuances vary with language but here it is a gentle term of endearment. Now archaic, I suppose, but still often used, by older people, of children Regards |
07 Feb 01 - 03:16 PM (#392413) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Dermot Asthore From: Robby Thanks, Martin. Robby |