Eileen Loughnane - An Mhaighdean Mhara

(from The Secret of Roan Inish)

Tá mise tuirseach agus beidh go lá
I'm tired and weary and will be 'til dawn
Mo Mháire bhroinngheal 's mo Phádraig bán
For my darling Mary and my Patrick bán
Ar bharr na dtonna 's fá bhéal na trá
As I ride on the billows and drift with the tide
Siúd chugaibh Mary Chinidh 's í 'ndiaidh an Éirne 'shnámh
I give you Mary Kinney who has swum the ocean wide

T:An Mhaighdean Mhara
K:G
M:3/4
D:Island Angel, Altan
D|G4AB|cB3AA|G4FE|D4GA|
B4AB|cd3GA|B4AG|c4Bc|
d4cB|c2B2A2|G4FE|D4B,C|
DD3EF|GA3AB|C4BA|B4AG|G6||

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Notes: The melody line is highly
ornamented, but no ornaments in the transcription as
they would have been too cumbersome. Fill in the ornaments as you see
fit, or check out Altan's recording of it (on Island Angel.)
The last verse of this song is sung at the end of the Movie _The Secret
of Roan Inish

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[WinterFae]

Thanks for doing this! Know that your work is greatly appreciated, inspires a young songstress who is learning Irish and her sibs who accompany her.

[lurkula]

This was such a nice film. I showed this to my oldest daughter when she was little.

[giajoni]

Excellent song! Bravo, TG4Gaeilge! I, as a true lover of everything Irish, congratulate you! :)

[Timbo992]

Tá sé go bréa!