Hello, I am interested in translating the chorus from an old Irish ballad "Whiskey in the Jar". This is the chorus as it appears in the traditional version:

Musha ringum duram da,
Whack fol de daddy-o,
Whack fol de daddy-o,
There's whiskey in the jar!

And another variation:

Musha-re-ta-ta-do-ta-ta-da,
Whack for my Daddio,
Whack for my Daddio,
There's whiskey in the jar.

Yet another modern variation:

Musha ring dum a doo dum a da
Whack for my daddy-o
Whack for my daddy-o
There's whiskey in the jar-o

Thank you very much for any help!

Jeff Fennel

I doubt if you will get a translation, since it doesn't mean anything. These are merely sounds to fit the music.

PS: The only thing I can make meat of is Musha which comes from Muise, a common exclamation, derived from Muire or Mary, but changed out of respect in a similar way to Gosh (God) or Jeepers (Jesus).