cvfd1399 0 #1 January 4, 2005 In the chorus of the song "Whiskey in the jar" what does "Musha ring dum a doo dum a da" mean? Is it Galic(sp) or something? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeordieSkydiver 0 #2 January 4, 2005 No, thats just what you sound like after drinking a jar of whiskey.Lee _______________________________ In a world full of people, only some want to fly, is that not crazy? http://www.ukskydiver.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #3 January 4, 2005 It's an old Irish Folk Song, so my guess would be Celtic. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adamjenner 0 #4 January 4, 2005 james was just drunk again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #5 January 4, 2005 QuoteNo, thats just what you sound like after drinking a jar of whiskey. You got it. __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #6 January 4, 2005 Oh god...please don't tell me you people thought they wrote that song. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #7 January 4, 2005 Quote Oh god...please don't tell me you people thought they wrote that song. Honestly that was my thought too. Garage Days is one of the best albums, and they didn't write any of it. Go figure.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #8 January 4, 2005 QuoteOh god...please don't tell me you people thought they wrote that song. Thin Lizzy is responsible for the 'rock versions' popularity (its the one popicca is covering) but the song is a traditional irish drinking song.....____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeordieSkydiver 0 #9 January 4, 2005 Found after an extensive 30 second search of the web. Unqualified I might add. QuoteSome of my thoughts: I keep looking but everywhere I look tells me the same thing: the words in the chorus are just nonsense. But I find that hard to believe. It sounds very much like the little Irish I know: "Musha ring um a do um a da" is very very similar sounding to these Irish words: Musha => M'uishe (my whiskey) ring um a => rinne me/ (rinne = past tense of "de/an" which is "do, make, perform, carry out, commit, turn out, reach, establish"; me/ = "I, me") do => don (from "do" + "an" = "to the, for the") um a da => amada/n (fool) which translates to "I made my whiskey for the fool." Which, as a translation, has the nice qualities that it follows correct Irish grammar and also follows stress rules for both sentences and individual words. It also has to do with whiskey, which is nice. Lee _______________________________ In a world full of people, only some want to fly, is that not crazy? http://www.ukskydiver.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #10 January 4, 2005 I'd attribute that credit to The Dubliners. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeordieSkydiver 0 #11 January 4, 2005 This song is way way way older than the dubliners. It has many slight variations and is undoubtably a old (like before 1880 old) Irish drinking song.Lee _______________________________ In a world full of people, only some want to fly, is that not crazy? http://www.ukskydiver.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #12 January 4, 2005 Yeah...I was commenting on the "rock version". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #13 January 4, 2005 QuoteI'd attribute that credit to The Dubliners. Lizzy's version was MUCH more widely heard at a time when radio airplay wasnt so great... (and much better IMO)____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #14 January 4, 2005 QuoteQuote ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Oh god...please don't tell me you people thought they wrote that song. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Honestly that was my thought too. what, that other people thought it was an orginal Metallica song, or you did?? hmmm I don't know. I've lived in big east coast cities all my life, and there have always been Irish bars around where you could hear all those Irish songs. I guess I naturally assumed Irish bars were all over the place. There's this kick ass band called the Rogues who play bagpipes & drums etc. (& other instruments as well) who are from Texas, of all places. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeordieSkydiver 0 #15 January 4, 2005 There are Irish bars all over the world except Ireland. They just call them 'bars' there.Lee _______________________________ In a world full of people, only some want to fly, is that not crazy? http://www.ukskydiver.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #16 January 5, 2005 That other people thought that... Are you talking about "The Rogues of Scotland"? If so I love their music, its freak'n badass.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
