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Theme: Love.

AN LONDUBH IS AN CHÉIRSEACH (scroll down for translation)
Tá an londubh is an chéirseach, is an fhuiseoigín le chéile,
Is an smóilín binn bréagach ina ndiaidh i ngach aird,
An chuach i measc an méid sin ag seinm dánta…

Theme: Love across three generations. Written for the Pan Celtic competition by Aine Durkin and sung by Lisa Butler.

Grá Faoi Bhláth - Love Blossoms

Grá Faoi Bhláth


Nuair a chonaic mise thusa, scaipna scamaill romham …

Location: South , especiall mount Leinster area.
One of the loveliest old Irish love songs, and from Carlow!
Many versions of the song have been written over the centuries; this is one of the loveliest .

Seo leagan Gaeilge de'n amhrán cáiliúla Follow Me Up To Carlow a chum P.J. McCall.

This version as Gaeilge is translated from PJ McCall's great Carlow marching song, said to be to the melody of Fiach's pipers as they marched. It should be at the normal marching tempo, rather than the usual very fast tempo of the English version.