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0dv: "—Three caws for for Mister Mark
Sure he hasnt got much of a bark
And sure any he has is all beside the mark.
O Wreneagle Highflighty would'nt it be a sky of a lark
To see that old busard whooping around in his shirt in the dark
And he hunting about for his speckled trousers in Palmerston park"
FDV: "—Three quarks for Muster Mark
Sure he hasn't got much of a bark
And sure any he has it's all beside the mark
But O Wreneagle Almighty wouldn't
To see that old buzzard whooping about for
And he {
synopsis: the song of the sea-birds — mocking King Mark
— Three quarks for Muster Mark!
fdv: "Three caws"
three cheers [590.30]
German Quark: rubbish, trifle; curd cheese
archaic quark: to croak
quarts for Mister Mark
quacks (Birds)
German Muster: paragon, pattern
Sir Dynaden, in Malory's Tristram, composes a song against Mark, which is sung before him
Sure he hasn't got much of a bark
impotence
tree bark
And sure any he has it's all beside the mark.
beside the point
off the mark
But, O Wreneagle Almighty, wouldn't un be a sky of a lark
fdv: "O Wreneagle Highflighty"
according to a folktale, the wren became king of the birds by riding on the eagle's back and thus flying higher than all other birds (birds)
Dialect un: him
wouldn't it be funny
skylark (birds)
U68: "Corny Kelleher... Singing with his eyes shut. Corny. Met her once in the park. In the dark. What a lark"
To see that old buzzard whooping about for uns shirt in the dark
fdv: "busard" (French spelling)
buzzard (birds)
slang buzzard: fool
whooping crane (birds)
German uns: us
if Isolde is with Tristan, why is Mark searching for his own clothes?
And he hunting round for uns speckled trousers around by Palmerstown Park?
speckled-back plover (birds)
cumstained
Palmerston Park, Dublin [1909 map] [streetview now]
U112: "Start, Palmerston park!"
was he exposing himself in the park here too?
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