Seón Jones
| TYPE | 3 - Complex Melody |
| TOPIC | Love |
| TUNE STRUCTURE | 16 bars |
| VERSE STRUCTURE | 2v 8l |
| TIME SIGNATURE | 34 |
| TONAL CENTRE | G |
| INCIPIT | GEGGAGEEGEDD |
| GENRE | Amhrán Mór |
| TEXT SOURCE | Bunting Notebooks. Special Collections, QUB Library. MS 4.6 (1796-1809) no.184 |
| TUNE SOURCE | Bunting Notebooks. Special Collections, QUB Library. MS 4.6 (1796-1809) no.183 |
| FIRST LINE | A oig bheann mhínn fóir orm déin |
| NOTATED INCIPIT |
Seón JonesA óig bhean mhín féir orm déinFáil ná síl in agairt don tshaoighalIs leor mar taim creapalta aig a mbásGointe, greataigh ua do shaúghde grádhMa rineadh tú an feall nach ttiucá tú liomMar dúbhras leat air maidin sios faoi an ngleannA mhion gach feara aniar gach flaitheA dhia-bhean is leatsa an tú bhall gg roin.Aóg dheas na n-ahoidhe ór chastaigh buidheIs bronach gan bhrighe dote a taoimIs gach nuille dhuine eille an eolas na sligheTá tú binn, súgach barabhal grin, Móinte, módhbhar maiseach mordha dar liomMo sgaidhe bhuan mhallas sgceilim leatsa Mídhe ní mhair faid is mé Seón Jones.Transcription by Edel Ní Churraoin.
Seón JonesLovely young woman grant me rewardTo be got or seed in the begging/avenging of lifeIt is enough because I am crippled/destroyed at deathWounded, by your arrows of loveYou made a mistake in not coming with meAs I told you this morning down under the glenThe want of every man and every rulerGoddess, it is with you I long to beLovely young of night, curly yellow gold (hair?)And every other person on the knowledge of the wayYou are sweet, happy, funnyPolite, becoming, beautiful , noble according to meMy permanent refusaI tell to youFor I will not live long and me Seón JonesTranslation by Edel Ní Churraoin.