Lyrics - Irish
(Irish folk song)
Nead na lachan sa mhútaÂ
Nead na lachan sa mhútaÂ
Nead na lachan sa mhútaÂ
‘s cuirfidh mé amach ar an gcuan thú (repeat)
Refrain
Haigh dà didil dà didil dÃÂ
Haigh dà dà dil deroÂ
Haigh didil didil dà didil dÃ
Dà dàdidil dà deroÂ
Béarfaidh mé currach is criú dhuitÂ
Béarfaidh mé currach is criú dhuitÂ
Béarfaidh mé currach is criú dhuitÂ
‘s cuirfidh mé amach ar an gcuan thú (repeat)
Refrain
Ceannóidh mé slat agus d’rú dhuitÂ
Ceannóidh mé slat agus d’rú dhuitÂ
Ceannóidh mé slat agus d’rú dhuitÂ
‘s cuirfidh mé amach ar an gcuan thú (repeat)
Refrain
English Translation - The duck's nest
The duck’s nest in the moat
The duck’s nest in the moat
The duck’s nest in the moat
And I will send you out on the bayÂ
Refrain
Nonsense syllables
I’ll get you a curragh and crew
I’ll get you a curragh and crew
I’ll get you a curragh and crew
And I’ll send you out on the bayÂ
I will buy you a rod and line
I will buy you a rod and line
I will buy you a rod and lineÂ
And I will send you out on the bay
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- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody