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Altan Cití Na gCumann
   
Credits: Traditional; arranged by Frankie Kennedy, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Mark Kelly & Ciarán Curran
   
Appears On: Altan
   
Language: Gaeilge (Irish Gaelic)
   
Other Versions: "Cití Na gCumann" on Máire Brennan's single Jealous Heart
   

Lyrics: English Translation:
   
Is a Chití na gcumann, ná séan mé Oh Kitty, my love, do not desert me
Siúil feasta 'gus éalaigh liom Come on and elope with me
I ngleanntáin coilleadh nó sliabh' amuigh To a little wooded glen or mountain
Nó sealad faoi bhláth na gcrann Or under the shadow of a tree for awhile
Do phósfainn i gan fhios don tsaol thú I will marry you secretly
'S don tsagart dá mh'fhéidir liom Without the priest knowing about it
'S muna bhfaighfear sinn cangailt' in Éirinn ___
Ó racham araon anonn ___
   
Is do thángas an baile seo 'réir ___
Is bhí se 'gam déanach go leor ___
Smé ar intinn an margadh a dhéanamh ___
'S nach scarfainn léi féin go deo ___
Níor tháinig a Daidí chun réitigh ___
Cár mhiste domh é na dhóibh? ___
Bheirim slán is beannacht as mo ghaolta ___
'S ní chasfaidh mé fhéin go deo ___
   
Níor cuireadh romham cuireadh na fáilte I was given no invitation or welcome
Ó thánas an tsráid seo thíos Since I came to this town
On uair a dh'airigh mo ghrá geal Since my loved one heard
Is go dtugas mo lámh do mhnaoi That I had already given my hand to another woman
Is doigh leo go bhfuil mise pósta They think that I am married
Is dár ndoigh, más doigh, ní fíor And really, it is not true
Dar a leabhar seo 'tá thíos i mo phóca By the book that I have in my pocket
'S ag mealladh ban óg a bhíos I swear that I only charmed young women