1929 School Girls Sing an Irish Song, AI Enhanced 4 K 60fps
Time capsule from 1920s Ireland. Two school girls sing a song about helping their mammy. Sung as Filmed at a local national school near St Brigid s well in the village of Liscannor, County Clare. May 28th 1929. The English version of this to this same air. Im Mommys little helper Im only 5 years old Ive lots and lots of work to do I do it when Im told I sometimes rock the baby While Mommy does the beds And then I get my little stool and sing to sleepy heads This irish translation goes as follows: ( the first verse is missing) It doesnt really rhyme or have the meter in English. Perhaps someone could provide a better translation 1. Cailín beag is ea mise is táim cúig bliana daois. Bíonn obair crua ag Mamaí, bíonn sí traochta anois is arís. Oh, I am a little girl, I m only five years old. Mammy works hard. Shes exhausted now and again. 2. Déanann Mamaí ciste br, br,
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