[from Manx Ballads, 1896]

IRREE SEOSE.

 ARISE UP.

 

IRREE seose, irree seose,
My guilley beg dooie,
Son t’an polt nish er ye er y laare
Irree seose, irree seose,
My guilley beg dooie,
Son tan polt nish er ye er y laare.
T’an grian er hroggal gennal seose,
Ta’n faiyr laal* giarey ayns y close.
Irree seose,
(Repeat as above).

Nagh vel mee, nagh vel mee,
My guilley beg dooie,
Er-my-chosh cha moghey as y laa?
Nagh vel mee, nagh vel mee,
My guilley beg dooie,
Er-my-chosh cha moghey as y laa?
Thie ollee glennit magh ayns traa,
As lurg shen gobhragh creoi fey laa.
Nagh vel mee
(Repeat as above).

Lurg traa lhie, lurg traa lhie,
Myr Manninagh dooie,
Lurg oie vie venainster as fer-thie
Lurg traa lhie, lurg traa lhie,
Myr Manninagh dooie,
Lurg oie vie venainster as fer-thie,
Ayns sooree graihagh ceau my hraa,
As roshtyn thie ec brishey yn laa.
Lurg traa ihie,
(Repeat as above).

Ga moghey, ga moghey,
My guilley beg dooie,
Yiow yn poll, yiow yn polt er y laare,
Ga moghey, ga moghey,
My guilley beg dooie,
Yiow yn polt, yiow yn polt er y laare.
She shilley verrym er my ghraih,
Ooraghyn liauyr lioree soie.
Ga moghey,
(Repeat as above).

 

 

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ARISE up, arise up,
My own little boy true,
For the knock has now been on the floor
Arise up, arise up,
My own little boy true,
For the knock has now been on the floor.
The cheerful sun has risen up,
The grass wants cutting in the close.
Arise up,
(Repeat as above).

Am I not, am I not,
My own little boy true,
On my foot as early as the day?
Am I not, am I not,
My own little boy true,
On my foot as early as the day?
The cow-house cleaned out in good time,
And then I work hard all the day.
Am I not,
(Repeat as above).

After bed-time, after bed-time,
Like a Manxman true,
After good-night to mistress and master
After bed-time, after bed-time,
Like a Manxman true,
After good-night to mistress and master,
In love’s courtship spending the time,
And reaching home at the break of day.
After bed-time,
(Repeat as above).

Though early, though early,
My own little boy true,
Thou’lt get the knock the knock on the floor
I nougn early, tnougn early,
My own little boy true,
Thou’lt get the knock, the knock on the floor.
I must have a look at my love,
For long hours sitting by her.
Though early,
(Repeat as above).

* i.e., " laccal."


 

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