fáilte roimh cheartúcháin, más é bhur thoil é


slubar slabar slubar
'ding, dong, ding' ??

puisín bocht sa tobar
poor kitty in the well

cé a chuir isteach é?
who put her in it?

seánin cogar mogar
conspiring seánin

cé a thóg amach é?
who took her out of it?

séimín beag ar sodar!
little séimín quickly!

nach dana an buachaill é seánin
cogar
mogar

isn't he a naughty boy, conspiring seánin


grma!

Slubar, slabar are just "sound painting", i.e. no particular meaning. In this case, cogar mogar is performing the same function.


http://www.futafata.com/GugalaiGug.html

I'll dig the text out later.

Here's a link where you can play some audio samples, including emough of Slubar, Slabar, Slubar to cover what is shown above.

http://payplay.fm/tadhgmac

You can also listen to 28 first sections of other rhymes - it's very enjoyable to hear both young and old alike singing them - all four generations.

grm.agaibh, ach tá dlúthdhiosca 's leabhrán agam. tá fadhb leis an aistriúchán....nil an leabhrán le haistriúchán. an féidir le héinne é seo a aistriú dom? nó, an bhfuil an ceart m’aistriúchán féin?

"sound painting".......is maith liom sin!

Ní fheicim mórán cearr leis (tá é agat san áit a bhfuil í sa leabhar) ach nach bhfuil ciall beacht aga roinnt rudaí sa bhunleagan.

slaba [ainmfhocal firinscneach den cheathrú díochlaonadh]
aon rud bog; duine bog tútach; láib.


slubar slabar = muck, mush

grma!
i'm not certain i fully understand the 2nd part of your response (due to my deficiency). could you béarla-ise it?