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Macalla Buachaill On Eirne
   
Credits: Traditional; arranged by Clannad
   
Appears On: Macalla; Pastpresent
   
Language: Gaeilge (Irish Gaelic)
   
Other Versions: "Buachaill Ón Éirne" on Anúna's album Cynara
"Buachaill Ón Eirne" on Reeltime's album Live It Up
   

Lyrics: English Translation:
   
Buachaill ón Éirneann I am a boy from Ireland
Mé's bhéas faoi féin cailín deas óg And I'd coax a nice young girl
Níarr fain bóspré léithe I wouldn't ask for a dowry with her
Tá mé féin saibhir go leor I'm rich enough myself
'S liom corcaigh 'á mhéid é I own Cork, big as it is
Dhá thaobh a ghleanna 's Tir Roghain Both sides of the glen and Tyrone
'S mur na thiaí mé And if I don't change my ways
N' t-oidhr' ar Chonthae Mhaigeo I'll be the heir for County Mayo
   
Buachaileacht bó, mo Leo Cow herding, my Leo
Nar chleacht mise ariamh I did not ever practice
Ach ag imirt 's ag 'ol But playing and drinking
'Le hógmhná deasa fá shliabh With new young women by the mountain
Má chaill mé mo stór If I lost my wealth
Ní dó' gur chaill mo chiall And I don't think I lost my sense
A's ní mó liom do phóg And your kiss is no more to me
Ná 'n bhróg atá 'n caitheamh le bliain Than a show worn for a year
   
A chuisle 's a stór My love and treasure
Ná pós an sean duine liath Don't marry the old gray man
Ach pós a' fein óg, mo Leo But marry a young man, my Leo
Muir' maine sé ach bliain Even though he lives but a year
Nó beidh tú go fóill Or you'll still be
Gan ó nó mac os da chionn Without a daughter or son above you
A shilleadh an deor tráthnóna Crying in the afternoon
Nó 'n maidin go trom Or in the morning hard