Living
Oro, O Darling Fair
Translated by George Sigerson (1907) · From Bards of the Gael and Gall (1907)
"Oro, O darling fair! and ioro O Fairness fair!
Who's the young maid to be wed upon Shrove-tide there?
Oro, O darling fair! O lamb, and O love!"
"Oro, O darling fair! and ioro O Fairness fair!
Maid to be married I hear is sweet Annie Clare,
Oro, O darling fair! O lamb, and O love!"
"Oro, O darling fair! and ioro O Fairness fair!
Who's the glad youth upon whom fell this happy air?
Oro, O darling fair! O lamb, and O love!"
"Oro, O darling fair! and ioro O Fairness fair!
Florence O'Driscoll they say has the luck so rare,
Oro, O darling fair! O lamb, and O love!"
"Oro, O darling fair! and ioro O Fairness fair!
What is the outfit they give to the wedded pair?
Oro, O darling fair! O lamb, and O love!"
"Oro, O darling fair! and ioro O Fairness fair!
Feathers the finest that ever had bird in air,
Linen the whitest that ever the spindle bare,
Quilting of silk that is softest beyond compare,
Candlesticks golden, graceful and carved with care,
Red and white pieces in pocket to spend and spare,
Plenty on board with gay guests to gladly share, —
Victory I wish them, that Joy may be ever there!
Oro, O darling fair! O lamb, and O love!"
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Anonymous (Irish Gaelic, later). “Oro, O Darling Fair.” Translated by George Sigerson. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-irish-gaelic/143/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Irish Gaelic, later). “Oro, O Darling Fair.” Translated by George Sigerson. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-irish-gaelic/143/.
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