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Irish

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Irish
port
noun
A musical term referring to a melody or a specific type of lively dance music known as a jig.

“Is buaine port ná glór na n-éan; is buaine focal ná toice an tsaoil.”

A tune is more lasting than the song of birds; a word is more lasting than the wealth of the world.

Also means
  1. tune
  2. jig (dance)

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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