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A mhuirnín ó an dtiocfaidh tú na bhaile |
My darling love, will you come back home? |
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A mhuirnín ó an dtiocfaidh tú liom |
My darling love, will you come with me? |
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A mhuirnín ó an dtiocfaidh tú na bhaile |
My darling love, will you come back home? |
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A mhuirnín ó |
My darling love |
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Bhí sé thíos i lár a' mhargaidh |
He was down at the market |
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Dól sé 's cheol sé ar rith an lae |
He drank and sang all day long |
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Nuair a tháinig an oíche gan pingin ina bhríste |
When night came and he hadn't a penny in his pocket |
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Is mairg nár ghlac mé comhairle na mná |
Oh what a shame I didn't take the missus' advice |
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Casadh orm é le heiri na gréine |
I met him at sunrise |
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An ógánach gleoite go folláin 's go beo |
A charming, healthy and lively young lad |
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Nuair a thóg sé a hata agus labhair sé le gáire |
When he lifted his hat and spoke with a smile |
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Thit mé i ngra leis, chreid mé go deo |
I fell in love with him, thought it would never end |
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Bhí cnaipí airgid ar mo chóta |
My coat had buttons of silver |
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Is ribní síoda a bhfearr sa tír |
And the best silk ribbons in the country |
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Slabhraí óir is clocha luachmhar |
Golden chains and precious stones |
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Mheall mé le saibhreas é go fíor |
I truly enticed him with my glitter and gold |
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Ní rabhas ag a nduine cé'n pháirt dén tír é |
No one knew from which part of the land he came |
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Labhair sé go uasal soinneanta só |
He spoke nobly and with pleasant ease |
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Bhí 'n tiombá thart go raibh tiarna ina theaghlach |
Rumor had it that there was a lord in his family |
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Ní raibh sé i bhfad bhí mé geallta do |
It wasn't long 'til I was engaged to him |
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Tá'n ceangal fada 's deacar a scaoileadh |
The bond is long and difficult to untie |
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Bhfearr i bhfad a bheith cinnte do |
It's much better to be sure of it |
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Níor ghlac sé i bhfad gur bhris sé mo chroí sa |
It didn't take long 'til he broke my heart |
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A leoga ní seo mo scéilín ó |
Indeed this is not the story I'd prefer to be telling |
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A 'gur shiúl sé síos i lár a mhargaidh |
But then he went back down to the market |
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'S cheannaigh sé carda ar phunt nó dhó |
And bought a ticket for a pound or two |
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Bhí an tádh ina rith leis, bhain sé an "lotto" |
Luck was on his side, he won the lottery |
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Anois bhéidh an chuideachta againn go deo |
Now we'll forever be living the good life |
