[From Manx Soc vol 16]

SHENN ARRANE GHAELGAGH ER
MYLECHARAINE.

THIS Manx version has been furnished me by a very aged person, who considers it to be the original of this song, and which is here given in the form of dialogue. It will be observed there is some little difference to the translation made by Mr. Borrow, no doubt taken from another version, of which there are several. I have one by Mr. Robert Gawne of Douglas in 1837, with some slight alterations, containing nine verses, and another printed as a broadside in 14 verses, in Manx and English, the latter by Mr. Thomas Shimrnin a self-styled "Manx Poet" to which he appears to have added several verses of his own composition.

I.

Question-O Vylecharaine, craad hooar oo dty sthoyr?
My lomarcan daag oo mee ;
Answer-Nagh dooar mee 'sy Churragh eh dowin, dowin dy liooar,
As my lomarean daag oo mee.

II.

Question.-O Vylecharaine, craad hooar oo dty sthock?
My lomarcan daag oo mee ;
Answer-Nagh dooar mee 'sy Churragh eh eddyr daa vlock,
As my lomarean daag oo mee.

III.

Question-O Vylecharaine, craad hooar oo ny táyd?
My lomarean daag oo mee;
Answer-Nagh dooar mee'sy Churragh eh eddyr daa 'aid,
As my lomarcan daag oo mee.

IV.

Hug. mee my eggey-varree as my eggey-lieen,
My lomarcan daag oo mee;
As hug mee dow-ouee son toghyr dán' neen,
As my lomarcan daag oo mee.

V.

Daughter-O Yishig, O Yishig, ta mee nish goaill nearey,
My lomarcan daag oo mee
Tón goll gys y cheeill gyns dy charraneyn vaney.
As my lomarcan daag oo mee.

VI.

Daughter-OYishig,OYishig, jeeagh er my vraaghyn stoamey
'My lomarcan daag oo mee;
As uss goll my goayrt ayns dty charraneyn vaney,
As dy lomarcan daag oo mee.

VII.

She. un charrane ghoo, as fer erey vane,
My lomarcan daag oo mee;
Vórts Vylecharaine goll dy ghoolish jesarn,
As my lomarean daag oo mee.

VIII.

Daughter-She daa phiyr oashyr, as un phiyr vraag,
My lomarcan daag oo mee;
Cheau uss Vylecharaine aynskiare-bleeantyn-jeig,
As my lomarcan daag oo mee.

IX.

Father-O vuddee, O vuddee, chalhiass dhyts goaill nearey,
My lomarcan daag oo mee;
Son táyms ayns my chishtey ver orts dy ghearey
As my lomarcan daag oo mee.

X.

Execration--my hiaght mynney-mouaght ort, O Vylecharaine,
My lomarcan daag oo mee ;
Son uss ván chied ghooinney hug toghyr da mraane
As my lomarcan daag oo mee.