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Mo bheannacht le na buachaillí |
My blessing on the lads |
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A dimigh uain thar sáile |
Who left over the sea |
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Ach dfág siad culaith dheas orm |
But they left us nice clothes to wear |
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Le dhul amach De Domhnaigh |
To go out on a Sunday |
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Cóta mór go talamh |
A coat that stretched to the ground |
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Agus bheiste den tsíoda láidir |
And a blouse of strong silk |
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Bríste bhí san fhaisean |
Trousers that were in fashion |
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Agus bróga de'n leathar Spainneach |
And shoes of Spanish leather |
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Oró na buachaillí |
Oh the lads |
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Na buachaillí bhí álainn |
The lads were beautiful |
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Oró na buachaillí |
Oh the lads |
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Na buachaillí bhí álainn |
The lads were beautiful |
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Nuair a tchímsa an fharraige garbh |
When I saw the rough sea |
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Ó sé mo chroí bíos cráite |
Oh my heart was broken |
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Ag smaoineadh ar na buachaillí |
Thinking about the lads |
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Mar bhíonn siad ins na bádaí |
As they are in the boats |
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Ach guím-sa Rí na nAingeal |
But I pray to the King of the Angels |
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Sé shorcúios na pláinéid |
That the planets settle down |
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'S go dtuga sé slán na buachaillí |
That they bring home the lads |
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Ar chontúirt a bheith báite |
Who are in danger of being drowned |
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Fuair mé litir as Albain |
I got a letter from Scotland |
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'S ní raibh sé in mo shásamh |
It did not satify me |
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Gur pósadh na buachaillí |
That the lads had married |
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Ar chailíní na h-áite |
The girls of that place |
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Ach ní nár mhaith linn acu iad |
It's not that we wouldn't like them |
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Dá mbeadh siad inar sásamh |
If they satisfied us |
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Ach cailíní na n-oiléan |
But the girls of the island |
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'S iad an dream a bhfearr linn |
They're the ones we prefer |
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(Curfá 4x) |
(Chorus 4x) |
