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http://www.geocities.com/celticlyricscorner/soundtracks/dulaman.htm

Click the link to see the English translation,side by side with the gaelic text.

Why, gee, thanks. I'll just see if Gaelic and English are right.

Well thank you! I've always wondered what Dulaman was about!

Hmmm... apparently it means... SEAWEED?! Lol!

Thanks, Billy!
Man, I love that site!
Not that I really understand a word of the lyrics...
Oh! Except I know "agus" is "and," and "trus" is "trousers."
And I can recognize a few other Gaelic words....
Buuuut not even enough to carry on small talk  ;D

Very crazy looking, heh! :D ;D :D ;D

The song is mostly symbolic, like a lot of Irish songs.

But it also has a bit of history associated with it.

During the potato famine, more than a million Irish people starved to death.

All the good crops were shipped to England, and there was very little for the people to eat for survival.
Those who lived near the sea and rivers were the most likely to survive, thanks to fish and .......yes, SEAWEED.

It was discovered that a certain type of seaweed was very nutritious.
Another type was good for dying linen shades of green.
One was for survival, the other could be sold and used for fashion.

This is the comparison in the song, between the two suitors.

Personal note: The house where my ancestors lived during the Famine (still there) has a trout stream running through the land at the back. It comes straight down from the mountains.
That's how my family survived. Thanks be to God.

You never get tired of trout when your life depends on it! :D

Oh, really? So the Gaelic word of this song means the English meaning as well as I've read it?

Those are interesting facts.I like reading all of the facts about Ireland that you post.Thank you Maggie.

It sure is a giga smash song that Meav mostly handles.

Great history. Thanks as always for connecting the music to the culture and the people Maggie.

It's Meav's great version that popped in the "Celtic Woman New Journey" CD album and DVD.

after reading the english translation ive come to the conclusion

no 1- sounds alot better in gaelic
no 2 - i now understand why the seaweed jokes are there
no 3 - i cant help laughing now everytime i listen to it

YUP!! haha!!!

There's nothing we can do. :( Geocities shut down about a year or two ago, taking all the sites hosted by them with it! There was even an preservation project going on, but as soon as Geocities heard, they pulled the plug even sooner. :'(

This thread has it:

http://www.celticwomanforum.com/index.php?topic=4161.0;wap2

Scroll down a bit, and you'll find gaelic with the english in parentheses underneath each line.

 ;D