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Is cosúil gur mheath tú nó gur thréig tú an greann |
You seem to be pining and forsaking the fun |
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Tá an sneachta go freasach fá bhéal na mbeann' |
The snowdrifts are heavy by the fords in the burn |
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Do chúl buí daite is do bhéilín sámh |
Your bright golden tresses and smile gentle and mild |
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Siúd chugaibh Mary Chinidh 's í 'ndiaidh an Éirne 'shnámh |
I give you Mary Kinney who has swum the ocean wide |
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A mháithrín mhilis duirt Máire Bhán |
"Darling mother," cries Máire Bhán |
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Fá bhruach an chladaigh 's fá bhéal na trá |
From the banks of the ocean and down by the tide |
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Maighdean mhara mo mhaithrín ard |
"Mermaid, my mother, my pride" |
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Siúd chugaibh Mary Chinidh 's í 'ndiaidh an Éirne 'shnámh |
I give you Mary Kinney who has swum the ocean wide |
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Tá mise tuirseach agus beidh go lá |
I'm tired and weary and will be 'til dawn |
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Mo Mháire bhroinngheal 's mo Phádraig bán |
For my darling Mary and my Pádraid bán |
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Ar bharr na dtonna 's fá bhéal na trá |
As I ride on the billows and drift with the tide |
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Siúd chugaibh Mary Chinidh 's í 'ndiaidh an Éirne 'shnámh |
I give you Mary Kinney who has swum the ocean wide |
