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* '''dorm:''' sleeping | * '''dorm:''' sleeping | ||
| − | * '''mawn:''' | + | * '''mawn:''' the action of opening the mouth widely and taking a long, deep breath |
| − | * '''mawn:''' | + | * '''mawn:''' a small basket |
* '''the morning of the dawn''' | * '''the morning of the dawn''' | ||
| − | *''' the dawning of morn:''' from Thomas Moore's song , "Thee, Thee, Only Thee" [air: The Market-Stake]. | + | * '''the dawning of morn:''' from Thomas Moore's song , "Thee, Thee, Only Thee" [air: The Market-Stake]. |
The dawning of morn, the daylight's sinking, | The dawning of morn, the daylight's sinking, | ||
The night's long hours still find me thinking | The night's long hours still find me thinking | ||
Of thee, thee, only thee. | Of thee, thee, only thee. | ||
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| + | * '''"The Rising of the Moon":''' an Irish ballad (ca, 1865) recounting a battle between the United Irishmen and the British Army during the Irish Rebellion of 1798. The lyrics were written by John Keegan Casey[1] (1846–70), the "Fenian Poet". | ||
| + | And come tell me Sean O'Farrell tell me why you hurry so | ||
| + | Husha buachaill hush and listen and his cheeks were all a glow | ||
| + | I bare orders from the captain get you ready quick and soon | ||
| + | For the pikes must be together by the rising of the moon | ||
[[Category:Moore, Thomas]] | [[Category:Moore, Thomas]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Song lyrics]] | ||
Revision as of 14:58, 2 July 2013
- dorm: sleeping
- mawn: the action of opening the mouth widely and taking a long, deep breath
- mawn: a small basket
- the morning of the dawn
- the dawning of morn: from Thomas Moore's song , "Thee, Thee, Only Thee" [air: The Market-Stake].
The dawning of morn, the daylight's sinking,
The night's long hours still find me thinking
Of thee, thee, only thee.
- "The Rising of the Moon": an Irish ballad (ca, 1865) recounting a battle between the United Irishmen and the British Army during the Irish Rebellion of 1798. The lyrics were written by John Keegan Casey[1] (1846–70), the "Fenian Poet".
And come tell me Sean O'Farrell tell me why you hurry so Husha buachaill hush and listen and his cheeks were all a glow I bare orders from the captain get you ready quick and soon For the pikes must be together by the rising of the moon
