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Blackwater 'Stór, A Stór, A Ghrá
   
Credits: Traditional; arranged by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Ciaran Curran, Mark Kelly, Ciaran Tourish, Dermot Byrne & Dónal Lunny
   
Appears On: Blackwater
   
Language: Gaeilge (Irish Gaelic)
   
Other Versions: "Stór A Stór A Ghrá" on Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill's album Tríona
   

Lyrics: English Translation:
   
Bhí mé lá breá samhraidh One fine summer's day
I mo sheasamh ar an mhargadh As I stood there in the marketplace
'S is iomaí fear a dúirt liom Many a young man remarked
"Monuar, gan tú sa bhaile agam" "I'm sad you're not at home with me"
   
Curfá: Chorus (after each verse):
A stór, a stór, a ghrá A stór, a stór, my love
A stór, a stór, an dtiocfaidh tú? A stór, a stór, will you come with me?
A stór, a stór, a ghrá A stór, a stór, my love
An dtiocfaidh tú nó an bhfanfaidh tú? Will you come with me or settled be?
   
Gheall mo ghrá domsa My true love promised kindly
Cinnte go dtiocfadh sí That she would surely come with me
Ní raibh a culaith déanta Her wedding dress not ready
Agus sin an rud a choinnigh í Delayed her in joining me
   
Tá an t-uisce ag teacht ón Éirne We've got water from the Eirne
Is tá an féar ag teacht ó neamh chugainn And green grass from the heaven's stems
Tá utha na mba á réabadh ar mhéid Cow's udders are near rending
Is 'tá de bhainne acu From the overflow of milk in them
   
Thart tóin an gharraí, a Mháire By the bottom of the garden, oh Mary
Bhfuil an fhidil leat? Is the fiddle there?
Aicearra na bprátaí go dtéimid The shortcut by the praties
'Sair an fhidileoir We'll hasten to the fiddler
   
Bhí mise lán den tsaol At one time in my life
Is bhí cion amuigh is istigh orm I was dearly loved by everyone
Nach mór a d'athraigh an saol Haven't times changed a lot
Nuair nach bhfuil cion ag duine ar bith orm? When no one cares a whit for me?