Casadh an t Súgáin LYRICS + Translation The Gloaming
Casadh an tSúgáin (the twisting of the rope) is a traditional Irish love song, sung in the seannós style and made popular by the 2015 film Brooklyn (starring Saoirse Ronan) under the name of Frankie s song (played by Iarla Ó Lionáird himself). It is a traditional harp tune that was collected from Mayo harpist Rose Mooney in 1792 but the tune may be much older than that. The story behind the song is of a man who is in love with a young woman who lives with her mother. He visits the girl but the moth
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