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Recorded by: Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
Written by: Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
We don’t seem to have many love songs, from a woman’s perspective in the gaelic tradition here in Ireland. An exception is the wonderful Dónal Óg, which is also found in the Scots Gaelic tradition. I have borrowed the first line from that beautiful song ……”You are the seed of the young men”!
Ís beag amhrán grá ó phár mná scríobhta i dtradisiúin na hÉireann. Sampla iontach amháin nó Dónal Óg…ceann de amhráin mhóra na Gaeilge. Is ón amhrán seo a ghoid mé an chead líne….”Is tú pór na bhfear óg”!
Mairéad – Vocals / Fiddle
Manus – Bouzouki / Programming / Backing Vocals
Jim Higgins – Percussion
Graham Henderson - Keyboards
Translated to English - Tristan Rosenstock
Ís beag amhrán grá ó phár mná scríobhta i dtradisiúin na hÉireann. Sampla iontach amháin nó Dónal Óg…ceann de amhráin mhóra na Gaeilge. Is ón amhrán seo a ghoid mé an chead líne….”Is tú pór na bhfear óg”!
Mairéad – Vocals / Fiddle
Manus – Bouzouki / Programming / Backing Vocals
Jim Higgins – Percussion
Graham Henderson - Keyboards
Translated to English - Tristan Rosenstock
Lyrics
My youthful young man
You’re the choice of young men I met along the way,
And you melted the ice that covered my heart away,
You enchanted my mind with your sweet words and mouth
And I gave you affection my youthful young man.
You lit up my day with the brightness of your eyes
And you pierced my heart with pangs of desire
Where are you at night?
Where are you by day?
Will I ever know my pleasant young man?
Here’s light and good health to you my youthful young man,
Long life and wealth to you my youthful young man,
I wish you everything, O I wish you each wish
I wish you prosperity
From the centre of my heart.
You’re the choice of young men I met along the way,
And you melted the ice that covered my heart away,
You enchanted my mind with your sweet words and mouth
And I gave you affection my youthful young man.
You lit up my day with the brightness of your eyes
And you pierced my heart with pangs of desire
Where are you at night?
Where are you by day?
Will I ever know my pleasant young man?
Here’s light and good health to you my youthful young man,
Long life and wealth to you my youthful young man,
I wish you everything, O I wish you each wish
I wish you prosperity
From the centre of my heart.