A 'níon mhín ó, sin anall na fir shúirí

A mháithairin mhín ó, cuir na roithléan go dtí mé



[Curfá:]

Dúlamán na binne buí, dúlamán Gaelach

Dúlamán na farraige, b'fhearr a bhí in Éirinn



Tá ceann buí óir ar an dúlamán gaelach

Tá dhá chluais mhaol ar an dúlamán maorach



Bróga breaca dubha ar an dúlamán gaelach

Tá bearéad agus triús ar an dúlamán maorach



[Curfá 2x]



Góide a thug na tíre thú? arsa an dúlamán gaelach

Ag súirí le do níon, arsa an dúlamán maorach



Rachaimid chun Niúir leis an dúlamán gaelach

Ceannóimid bróga daora ar an dúlamán maorach



[Curfá]



Ó chuir mé scéala chuici, go gceannóinn cíor dí

'Sé'n scéal a chuir sí chugam, go raibh a ceann cíortha



[Curfá]



Cha bhfaigheann tú mo 'níon, arsa an dúlamán gaelach

Bheul, fuadóidh mé liom í, arsa an dúlamán maorach



Dúlamán na binne buí, dúlamán Gaelach



[Curfá]



Dúlamán na binne buí, dúlamán Gaelach

Dúlamán na farraige, b'fhearr a bhí, b'fhearr a bhí

Dúlamán na binne buí, dúlamán Gaelach

Dúlamán na farraige, b'fhearr a bhí, b'fhearr a bhí

B'fhearr a bhí in Éirinn



[English translation:]



Oh gentle daughter, here come the wooing men

Oh gentle mother, put the wheels in motion for me



[Chorus:]

Seaweed from the yellow cliff, Irish seaweed

Seaweed from the ocean, the best in all of Ireland



There is a yellow gold head on the Gaelic seaweed

There are two blunt ears on the stately seaweed

The Irish seaweed has beautiful black shoes

The stately seaweed has a beret and trousers



[Chorus 2x]



"What are you doing here?" says the Irish seaweed

"At courting with your daughter," says the stately seaweed



I would go to Niúir with the Irish seaweed

"I would buy expensive shoes," said the Irish seaweed



[Chorus]



I spent time telling her the story that I would buy a comb for her

The story she told back to me, that she is well-groomed



"Oh where are you taking my daughter?" says the Irish seaweed

"Well, I'd take her with me," says the stately seaweed



Seaweed from the yellow cliff, Irish seaweed



[Chorus]



Seaweed from the yellow cliff, Irish seaweed

Seaweed from the ocean, the best, the best

Seaweed from the yellow cliff, Irish seaweed

Seaweed from the ocean, the best, the best

The best in all of Ireland