Báidín Fheilimí (Phelim's boat)
Lyrics
Báidín Fheilimí ‘d’imigh go Gabhla
Báidín Fheilimí ‘s Feilimí ann
Báidín Fheilimí ‘d’imigh go Gabhla
Báidín Fheilimí is Feilimí ann
Curfá
Báidín bídeach, báidín beosach
Báidín bóidheach, báidín Fheilimí
Báidín díreach, báidín deontach
Báidín Fheilimí is Feilimí ann
Báidín Fheilimí ‘d’imigh go Toraigh
Báidín Fheilimí ‘s Feilimí ann
Báidín Fheilimí ‘d’imigh go Toraigh
Báidín Fheilimí is Feilimí ann
Curfá
Báidín Fheilimí briseadh i dToraigh
Iasc ar bhord agus Feilimí ann
Báidín Fheilimí briseadh i dToraigh
Iasc ar bhord agus Feilimí ann
Curfá
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Translation
Phelim’s boat went to Gola
Phelim’s boat with Phelim on board
Phelim’s boat went to Gola
Phelim’s boat with Phelim on board
CHORUS
She is tiny, she is lively
She is beautiful, she is Phelim’s
She is straight, she is trustworthy
Phelim’s boat with Phelim on board
Philim’s boat went to Tory
Phelim’s boat with Phelim on board
Philim’s boat went to Tory
Phelim’s boat with Phelim on board
Chorus
Philim’s boat was wrecked off Tory
Laden with fish and Phelim on board
Philim’s boat was wrecked off Tory
Laden with fish and Phelim on board
Chorus
Notes
This is a traditional song that I learned in Francis Street CB school in Dublin about 1951. Phelim was an Ulster chieftain who tried to escape his enemies in a small boat off the coast of Donegal
