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Lá aoibhinn gan bhuaidhreadh 's gan mhearaigh |
One beautiful day without worry |
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'S mé ag ardú 'mach Mallaí Chroich Shlí |
As I climbed up the slopes of Croch Shlí |
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Faoi imeall na neallta go bhfaca mé |
'Neath the clouds on the skyline before me |
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An spéirbhean ag gabhail tharam ins a tslí |
This fair maiden I did see pass by |
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Thug sí dealramh breá aerach 'bhí dathúil |
She reflected a radiance of beauty |
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Ar dhá thaobh a' ghleanna ar gach taobh |
That enchanted the glen on both sides |
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Is mo cheadfaí gur' réad sí chun seachrán |
My senses she shattered completely |
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'S d'fhág sí tréan smacht ar m'aigne faraor |
Alas, her charms overpowered my mind |
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Tá mo chuidiú-sa a laghdú fá bhaile |
My help around home is decreasing |
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Níl capall, níl caora 's níl maoin |
No horses, no sheep and no kind |
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Níl géimneach fá shléibhte Loch Bearraigh |
There's no loving of kine by Loch Bearra |
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Le pléisiúr a chuir ormsa mar bhí |
To give me the pleasures I mind |
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Ó d'imigh an spéirbhean bhí dathúil |
Since this beautiful maiden departed |
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A dtug mé spéis dí 's nach bhfanann liomsa chóich' |
Taht I fancied, but won't stay with me |
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Le m'éifeacht ní fhéad mise 'mealladh |
My best efforts could not entice her |
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Fá 'críonnacht a chuir pian in mo chroí |
And her wisdom has grieved my heart sore |
