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Spinners' Song (Looreen)
Translated by George Sigerson (1907) · From Bards of the Gael and Gall (1907)
"Looreen, o loora, loora, laura T
Run by the river, and find me my lover."
"Looreen, o looreen, loora, laura,
'Tis Flann O'Keeffe I'll fetch for you over."
"Looreen, o loora, loora, laura,
His cattle are plenty in meadows of clover."
"Looreen, o loora, loora, laura,
Run by the river and find me my lover."
"Looreen, o loora, loora, laura,
'Tis Cormac Fada I'll fetch for you over."
"Looreen, o loora, loora, laura,
His head is in Dublin, his heels are in Dover."
Cite this poem
MLA
Anonymous (Irish Gaelic, later). “Spinners' Song (Looreen).” Translated by George Sigerson. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-irish-gaelic/141/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Irish Gaelic, later). “Spinners' Song (Looreen).” Translated by George Sigerson. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-irish-gaelic/141/.
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