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It's time for another round of Sean-nós nó seanscoil?. Name the show, and the song, and answer the musical question.

Tá trí cinn ag na rudaí seo ceangaillte
Tá trí cinn ag na rudaí seo beagán suimiúil
An bhfuil tú ábalta rá cé acu is difriúil?
Anois tá sé in am ár cluiche a imirt
Tá sé in am ár cluiche a imirt

It's time for another round of Sean-nós nó seanscoil?. Name the song and the artist.

Seo an fáth go bhfuil mé té
Seo an fáth go bhfuil mé té
Seo an fáth
Seo an fáth
Seo an fáth go bhfuil mé té

Tá mé té mar is cuil mé
Níl tú mar nach bhfuil tú
Seo an fáth
Seo an fáth
Seo an fáth go bhfuil mé té

For Gaeilgeoir, to prove that we still have a bit of craic sometimes.... It's time for another round of <SFX: echo>

Sean-nós nó seanscoil?
Sean-nós nó seanscoil?
Sean-nós nó seanscoil?

</SFX: echo> Name the song and the artist.

Tá Searlaí is cosúil le fonn i mo cheann
nach bhfuil mé ábalta seachaint aisti
cuir sí cánach orm
ná ná ná ná gach lá
Sin cosúil go bhuil m'iPod greamaithe ar athsheinm (athsheinm)

It's "Oíche Seachtain na Gaeilge", and time for another round of Sean-nós nó seanscoil?. Name the song and the artist.

Goitse buachaill buachaill dána, an bhfuil tú ábalta é a thógáil suas?
Goitse buachaill buachaill dána, an bhfuil tú mór go leor?
Glac é, glac é, a thaisce, a thaisce
Glac é, glac é, a thaisce, a thaisce

I know I'm the only one who plays this game, but I enjoy it, so there.

mhwombat wrote:It's "Oíche Seachtain na Gaeilge", and time for another round of Sean-nós nó seanscoil?. Name the song and the artist.

Goitse buachaill buachaill dána, an bhfuil tú ábalta é a thógáil suas?
Goitse buachaill buachaill dána, an bhfuil tú mór go leor?
Glac é, glac é, a thaisce, a thaisce
Glac é, glac é, a thaisce, a thaisce

I know I'm the only one who plays this game, but I enjoy it, so there.

Seanscoil

Breandán wrote:Seanscoil

Yay, there is an audience for my game. Well, an audient.

mhwombat wrote:

Breandán wrote:Seanscoil

Yay, there is an audience for my game. Well, an audient.

Rihanna’s “Rude Boy”? Oh, the wonders of the internet search engine.

DING DING DING! We have a winnah!

It's time for the fifth annual day-after-St. Pat's round of Sean-nós nó seanscoil?. Name the song and the artist.

Mar faighim míle barróg
Ó céad míle lampróg
Mar éiríonn siad mé a mhúineadh damhsa

I think this may be a first. The Irish version actually has fewer syllables than the English. I don't think that has ever happened before in the history of Sean-nós nó seanscoil. Nay, in the history of Irish translation! Make a note guys -- if I don't accomplish anything else cool in my life, at least you can put on my gravestone: she found an Irish translation that was shorter than the English original.

And it rhymes too.