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Riptide Mo Chailín Donn
   
Credits: Brian Ó hEadhra; arranged by Brian Ó hEadhra, Aimée Leonard, Treasa Harkin & Neil Davey
   
Appears On: Riptide
   
Language: Gaeilge (Irish Gaelic)
   

Lyrics: English Translation:
   
Ag meán oíche gabhaim siar don aill At midnight I go to the cliffs
Ag lorg mo ghrá atá caillte Searching for my lost one
Suím ar an charraig ag impí uirthi Sitting by the rocks and pleading
Filleadh arais chugam ag baile For her to return home to me
   
Curfá: Chorus:
Ó, mo chailín donn Oh my brown-haired girl
Mo ghrá geal is mo chroí Bright love of my heart
Fill arais go luath Come back soon
Is bí liom arís And be with me again
   
Is fada í ar shiúl uaim It's a long time since she left
Mo leanbh is mo stór aici With my child and my wealth
Is trua gur cheil mé mo ghrá ort It is a pity I hid my love from her
Mo chailín i bhfad ó mo thigh The one who is far from me
   
(Curfá) (Chorus)
   
Anios táim ag dul in aois Now I'm getting on in years
Im' shui cois teallaigh liom féin Sitting alone by the hearth
Ag smaoincamh ar 'n am atá thart Thinking of the days that I spent
A chaitheas lem chailín donn With my brown-haired girl
   
Ó, mo chailín donn Oh my brown-haired girl
Mo ghrá geal is mo chroí Bright love of my heart
Fill arais go luath Come back soon
Is bí liom And be with me
   
(Curfá) (Chorus)