This is a well-known Irish song. You can hear (and see) a performance of it at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAfW5BcY1C4. I'll give the lyrics first, followed by a phonetic rendering.
LyricsA '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
PhoneticsNote that the uppercase syllables are where the beats in the song lie. (I found it helpful to write things this way when I first began singing in Irish.) I've slurred together words that need to be slurred to fit the metre; they wouldn't necessarily be pronounced that way when speaking normally. And of course,
phonetics are only approximate.
DOO-luh-MON, DOO-luh-MON GWAY-luh (buncha times)
uh NEEN veen OH shin uh-NOLL nuh feer HYOO-ree
uh WAH-hu-reen veen OH kweer nuh RAW-huh-lin guh JEE meh
[Chorus]
DOO-luh-mon nuh BIN-yuh bwee, DOO-luh-mon GWAY-luh
DOO-luh-mon nuh FAR-ih-guh, BAR uh vee in AY-rin
DOO-luh-MON, DOO-luh-MON GWAY-luh (buncha times)
tuh KYAN bwee OR er uh DOO-luh-mon GWAY-luh
tuh GAW hloo-ish WEEL er uh DOO-luh-mon MWAY-ruh
tuh BROH-guh brack-uh DOO er uh DOO-luh-mon GWAY-luh
tuh BAH-rayd agus DROOS er uh DOO-luh-mon MWAY-ruh
[Chorus]
DOO-luh-mon nuh BIN-yuh bwee, DOO-luh-mon GWAY-luh
DOO-luh-mon nuh FAR-ih-guh, BAR uh vee in AY-rin
Dah dah dee... (lilting)
[Chorus]
DOO-luh-mon nuh BIN-yuh bwee, DOO-luh-mon GWAY-luh
DOO-luh-mon nuh FAR-ih-guh, BAR uh vee in AY-rin
gwih-JAY uh hoos nuh CHEER hoor-sun DOO-luh-mon GWAY-luh
egg SOO-ree leh do NYEN ar-sun DOO-luh-mon MWAY-ruh
ROK-uh-mid hun NYOOR lesh uh DOO-luh-mon GWAY-luh
kyan-OH-mid broh-guh DAYR er uh DOO-luh-mon MWAY-ruh
[Chorus]
DOO-luh-mon nuh BIN-yuh bwee, DOO-luh-mon GWAY-luh
DOO-luh-mon nuh FAR-ih-guh, BAR uh vee in AY-rin
HOOR meh shkay-luh HICK-ee guh GYAN-oh-een kwir DEE
shayn SHKAYL a hoor she HOO-gum guh ROW a kyan KEER-huh
[Chorus]
DOO-luh-mon nuh BIN-yuh bwee, DOO-luh-mon GWAY-luh
DOO-luh-mon nuh FAR-ih-guh, BAR uh vee in AY-rin
DOO-luh-mon nuh BIN-yuh bwee, DOO-luh-mon GWAY-luh
DOO-luh-mon nuh FAR-ih-guh, BAR uh vee in AY-rin
kuh WEE-un too muh NAYN er-suh DOO-luh-mon GWAY-luh
well fuh-DOH-ee meh lum EE ar-sun DOO-luh-mon MWAY-ruh
[Chorus]
DOO-luh-mon nuh BIN-yuh bwee, DOO-luh-mon GWAY-luh
DOO-luh-mon nuh FAR-ih-guh, BAR uh vee in AY-rin, etc.