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Translated into English this title means ‘Dark Rosaleen’, referring to a dark-haired young woman. It gained a lot of respect and recognition during the 1960s when it was presented as the theme tune for a film called, ‘Mise Éire’ (I am Ireland) a documentary about Irish history, which was inspired by a Pádraig Pearse poem of the same title. The entire musical arrangement and score was the work of Sean Ó Riada. A recording of the ‘Mise Éire’ film score became a bestselling LP.
A4 FA | D4 (3DFA | e3 e d2 | e2 f4 | fe d4 | dB A/B/A- AA/F/ | E4 (3EDE | F4 FE | D/E/D- D4 || A4 FA | D4 FA | e3 e d2 | e2 f4 | fe d4 | dB A2 AF | E4 DE | F4 FE | D/E/D- D4 || d4 ef | g3 g/f/ ed | ef e4 | e2 d/c/ A3- | A3 F2 A | e4- ee | d3 e f2 | fe d4 | (3def g4 | (3gfe d3 e/f/ | e3 e dc | A4 FA | e4- ee | de f4 | fe d4 | dB A2 AF | E6 | D4 E2 | F4 (3FFE | D/E/D- D4 |
