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Crann Ull Ar A Ghabhail 'N A 'Chuain Damh
   
Credits: n/a
   
Appears On: Crann Ull
   
Language: Gaeilge (Irish Gaelic)
   
Other Versions: "Ar A Ghabhail Chun An Chuain Dom" on Maighread & Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill's album Idir An Dá Sholas
"Béal Atha h-Amhnais" by Na Filí on the Gaelic Ireland compilation
   

Lyrics: English Translation:
   
Ar a ghabháil 'n a 'chuain damh I walked down by the sea
'S mé bhí go huaibhreach Right wearily
Tinn lag buartha im intinn My heart, it was tormented
Bhi me feachaint uaim ar an speir aduaidh From a northern sky the small clouds did fly
'S í éaló uaim 'na trealtai And sorely I lamented
   
Ach faraoir géar géar I'm sorry now I swear
'S mé an ceann gan chéill That I didn't care
Níor ghlac mé comhairle mo mháithrin féin To heed my mother's caution
'S gur dhúirt sí liom fríd chomrá ghrinn She spoke to me fair saying don't venture there
Go Béal-Ath-hAmhnais 's ná triall ann Don't go the road to Ballyhaunis
   
Ach ba mhón a thug mé grá Yet dearly did I love
Do mo chailín bán My fair-haired girl
An lá breá i gcúl an gharraí In the garden that morning early
'S do bhéilín bláth mar chúr na trá Your lips as tender as the foam on the ocean's rim
'S do ghruann chomh dearg leis na caorthainn And cheeks like red haw-berries
   
Chuir mé lámh ar an chuan I put my arm around your waist
'S bhí mo chroí lán gruaim But my mind knew no ease
Ag ceiliúr caoin na n-éanlaith Though the small birds sang so gaily
'S nach trua gan mise ag éaló leat I wished we were going under white sails blowing
Faoi rópaí 's seoltaí seidte Be it fair or stormy weather
   
Orú, a chuid 's a rún My own heart's dear
Dá ngluaisfeá ar súil If you'd come away
Go tír na long as Éirinn To that land of ships from Ireland
Níl tuirse croí nó tinneas cinn There's no heartache nor there's no pain
Nach leighisfí ann gan amhras That wouldn't find a cure for certain
   
Nó ba tú mo rogha innui is inné You are the one I've always loved
Agus coinnich agat féin ón bhás mé So save me now from dying
Nó gan ghrásta Dé ní mhairfitdh mé For without God's grace I'll never survive
Ar an tsráid seo i mBéal-Ath-hAmhnais On this street in Ballyhaunis