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Daybreak An Spealadóir
   
Credits: Traditional; arranged by Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Éamon Doorley, Shane McGowan & Billy Mag Fhloinn
   
Appears On: Daybreak
   
Language: Gaeilge (Irish Gaelic)
   

Lyrics: English Translation:
   
Le meán an fhómhair dá chaitheamh dom By mid-autumn I was spent
Ba mhór dubhach mo scéal My story was a very sad one
Go breoite, brónach, atuirseach Sick, sorrowful and weary was I
Gan sólás insa' tsaol Without consolation in life
Mo pháircín féir gan gearradh uaim My little field of grass uncut
De dheascaibh clainn an Bhreacluain On account of the family of Brackloon
'Gus féar na gcomharsan treascartha And the neighbors' grass already cut
Á chíoradh le gréin And dried by the sun
   
Curfá: Chorus:
Dá bhfaighinnse speal ó Shasana If I had a scythe from England
'Gus crann ó Locha Léin And a handle from Lough Leane
Cloch is clár is gaineamh air A stone and a board and sand on it
Ó dhúiche Uí Néill From the country of O'Neill
Do chuirfinn faobhar ar maidin suas I would give it an edge in the morning
'Sheasódh ar feadh na seachtaine That would stand for the whole week
Is bearrtha 'bheadh an t-acra And the acre would be cut
Le fáinne an lae By daybreak
   
Do shmaoiníos féin im' aigne I was thinking to myself
San oíche trím' néal At night while I slept
Go raibh beirt fhear óga chalma That there were two brave young men
Do mhaíomh a bhfaobhar Boasting of their sharpness
Féna ndéin do ghaibh mo theachtaire My message was dispatched to them
Chun mo pháircín féin do ghearradh dhom To cut my little field for me
'S is grámhar, fáilteach freagarthach And loving, welcoming, responsive
Do thánadar araon They both came
   
(Curfá) (Chorus)
   
I gcóir is i bhfaobhar bhí speal acu Ready and sharp they had a scythe
Le fáinne an lae At daybreak
'S do luíodar siúd go slachtmhar glan And they leaned cleanly and tidily
Is iad ag baint an fhéir Into the work of cutting the grass
Seala beag don eadartha A little before milking time
'S a lán don lá gan caitheamh fós And a great part of the day not yet spent
Do bhí dóthain siúd di leagaithe Enough of it was cut
'S é bearrtha go cré And it shaved to the earth
   
(Curfá 2x) (Chorus 2x)