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Anois i dtús an fhómhair |
Now in the beginning of autumn |
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Is mé smaointiú siar |
And here I am thinking back |
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Ar an laethe aerach'i bhfad ó shoin |
To the merry days of long ago |
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'S mé a' súgradh le mo mhian |
When I frolicked with my love |
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Bhí áilneacht aoibhinn ar a h-aghaidh |
Her face possessed blissful beauty |
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Is sólás in a croí |
Her heart, joy and solace |
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Ba sin fadó a bhuachaill |
That was long ago, my boy |
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Ba sin fadó, fadó |
That was long ago, long ago |
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I ndúbhlaíocht an gheimhridh |
In the depths of winter |
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A casadh orm í |
Did I meet her |
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Go h-éascaí stuama 's muid linn fhéin |
When we were alone, swiftly and poised |
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Thug sí domhsa lámh |
She offered me her hand |
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Ghoid mé póg on bhainbíon óg |
I stole a kiss from the young queen |
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'S thit mé léi i ngrá |
And fell in love with her |
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Ba sin fadó a bhuachaill |
That was long ago, my boy |
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Ba sin fadó, fadó |
That was long ago, long ago |
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A bhuachaill óig |
My young boy |
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I bhfad sul a bhfaca tusa 'n lá |
Long before you saw the light of day |
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A bhuachaill óig |
My young boy |
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I bhfad sul a bhfaca tusa 'n lá |
Long before you saw the light of day |
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Nar dheas dá dtiochfadh an trá sin |
Wouldn't it be splendid if I could get back |
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Ar seal beag liom arís |
That time for a short while |
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Ó bhéarfainn dí gach uile ní |
Oh I would bring her anything |
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'S mo dhílseacht léi go bráth |
And she would have my eternal loyalty |
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Tá'n saol seo cruaidh, tá'n saol seo corr |
This life is cruel, this life is strange |
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Tig scamall ar an ghrian |
A cloud darkens the sun |
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Ba deas fadó a bhuachaill |
It was nice long ago, my boy |
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Ba deas fadó, fadó |
It was nice long ago, long ago |
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A bhuachaill óig |
My young boy |
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I bhfad sul a bhfaca tusa 'n lá... |
Long before you saw the light of day... |
