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    Dúlamán na binne buí, song

    Collected by Séamus Ennis from Donncha Ó Baoill (Dinny Pháidí Duncaí), c.1901-1960s

    Dulamán na binne buí, song / Brian Ó Domhnaill, singing in Irish

    Ennis wrote that Dinny got the song from his mother.

    This is a lighthearted courting song describing the exchange of messages between the couple in question.

    [NFC  1282:32]

    Note to music transcription:

    On the music transcription Ennis wrote in Irish: ‘At reel tempo’ and the word ‘Chorus’ is written above the music. In the centre of the music transcription he wrote the word ‘Verse’ and at the end of the notation he wrote ‘Chorus again’.

    Dúlamán na binne buí, song, handwritten by Séamus Ennis, CBÉ 1282:32
    Brian Ó Domhnaill / Bríd Winnie Mhic Suibhne, Anagaire, Co. Donegal, 2022. Image courtesy Brian Ó Domhnaill
    Donncha Ó Baoill and Séamus Ennis / [unidentified photographer], Donegal, c. 1944. Image courtesy Tomás Ó Baoill

    Dúlamán na binne buí, song, handwritten by Séamus Ennis, CBÉ 1282:32

    Dúlamán na Binne Buí                  ó Dinny Ó Baoill ó n-a mháthair

     

    Dúlamán na Binne Buí, Dúlamán Gaedhlach

    Dúlamán na Binne Buí, a b’fhearr a bhí in Éirinn.

     

    1.Bhí Boinnéid agus triúbhas ar a’ dúlamán Gaedhlach

    Bhí fionn(?) ar a shúil agus driúcht ar a fhéasóig

    Dúlamán 7rl

     

    2.Chuir sé scéala chugam go ndéanfait sé teach mór dú

    Chuir mé scéala chuige go ndéanfú bothóg fhód mé

    Dúlamán 7rl

     

    3.Chuir sé scéala chugam go ndéanfait sé leabaí árd dú

    Chuir mé scéala chuige go luighfinn ar na cláraí

    Dúlamán 7rl

     

    4. Chuir sé scéala chugam go gceannohait sé bó dú

    Chuir mé scéala chuige na’ mblighfinn í go deó do

    Dúlamán 7rl

     

    5. Chuir sé scéala chugam go gceannohait sé bea’ach dú

    Chuir mé scéala chuige nach suidhfinn é go bráthach do

    Dúlamán 7rl

     

    6. Chuir sé scéala chugam go gceannohait sé caora dú

    Chuir mé scéala chuige nach lomfainn é a choidhche

    Dúlamán 7rl

     

    7. Chuir sé scéala chugam go gceannohait sé ciar dú

    Chuir mé scéala chuige go ra’ mo chionn cíortha

    Dúlamán 7rl

     

    8. Chuir sé scéala chugam go ró blagaid ar mo dheárthar

    Chuir mé scéala chuige go ró cionn deas bán air.

    Dúlamán 7rl

     

    Nóta  le hathscríobh an cheoil:

    Le hathscríobh an cheoil scríobh Ennis: ‘Ar luas ríl’ agus an focal ‘Curfá’ os cionn an cheoil aige. I lár an cheoil, scríobh sé an focal ‘Bhéarsa’ agus ag deireadh an cheoil scríobh sé ‘Curfá aríst’.

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