Altan: Dúlamán

Lyrics:	English Translation:
A 'níon mhín ó, sin anall na fir shúirí	Oh gentle daughter, here come the wooing men
A mháithair mhín ó, cuir na roithléan go dtí mé	Oh gentle mother, put the wheels in motion for me
Curfá:	Chorus (after each verse):
Dúlamán na binne buí, dúlamán Gaelach	Seaweed from the yellow cliff, Irish seaweed
Dúlamán na farraige, 's é b'fhearr a bhí in Éirinn	Seaweed from the ocean, the best in all of Ireland
Tá cosa dubha dubailte ar an dúlamán gaelach	There is __ on the Irish seaweed
Tá dhá chluais mhaol ar an dúlamán gaelach	There are two blunt ears on the Irish seaweed
Rachaimid go Doire leis an dúlamán gaelach	I would go to Dore with the Irish seaweed
Is ceannóimid bróga daora ar an dúlamán gaelach	"I would buy expensive shoes," said the Irish seaweed
Bróga breaca dubha ar an dúlamán gaelach	The Irish seaweed has beautiful black shoes
Tá bearéad agus triús ar an dúlamán gaelach	The Irish seaweed has a beret and trousers
Ó chuir mé scéala chuici, go gceannóinn cíor dí	I spent time telling her the story that I would buy a comb for her
'S é'n scéal a chuir sí chugam, go raibh a ceann cíortha	The story she told back to me, that she is well-groomed
Góide a thug na tíre thú? arsa an dúlamán gaelach	"What are you doing here?" says the Irish seaweed
Ag súirí le do níon, arsa an dúlamán maorach	"At courting with your daughter," says the stately seaweed
Ó cha bhfaigheann tú mo 'níon, arsa an dúlamán gaelach	"Oh where are you taking my daughter?" says the Irish seaweed
Bheul, fuadóidh mé liom í, arsa an dúlamán maorach	"Well, I'd take her with me," says the stately seaweed

Altan are an Irish folk music group. They were formed in Gweedore, County Donegal in 1987 by lead vocalist Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and her late husband Frankie Kennedy. They brought Donegal's rich collection of Irish language songs and instrumental styles to audiences around the world, and they remain as the world's foremost Irish traditional group with over a million records sold. They were the first traditional group to be signed to a major label when they signed with Virgin Records in 1996. Altan have established a large following in Ireland, UK, Europe, United States, Canada and even as far as Japan. They have worked with a wide variety of world-famous musicians including Dolly Parton, Enya, The Chieftains, Bonnie Raitt and Alison Krauss.