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Anam Úirchill An Chreagáin
   
Credits: Traditional; arranged by Ciarán Brennan
   
Appears On: Anam
   
Language: Gaeilge (Irish Gaelic)
   
Other Versions: "Úr-Chill An Chreagáin" on Relativity's album Relativity
   

Lyrics: English Translation:
   
Ag úirchill a' chreagáin By Creggan Graveyard
Sea chodail mise 'réir faoi bhrón I slept last night in sorrow
Is le héirí na maid'ne At daybreak
Tháinig ainnir fá mo dhéin le póig I was kissed by a young woman
Bhí gríosghrua garth' aici With flaming cheeks
'Gus loinhir ina ciabh mar ór And a golden luster in her hair
'S ba é íochshláinte 'n domhain One look of her
A bheith 'g amharc ar a' ríoghan oig Would cure all the world's ills
   
A fhiafhir charthanaigh My kind young man
Ná caitear thusa 'néalta Do not sleep in sorrow
Ach éirigh go tapaidh But rise swiftly
Agus aistrigh liom siar sa ród And come along the road with me
Go tír dheas na meala To the land of honey
Nach bhfuair galla intí réim go fóill Where the foreigner has no hold
'S gheobhair aoibhneas Where you will find happiness
Ar hallí 'mo mhealladhsa le siamsa ceoil Enticing me with sweet music
   
A ríoghan is deise Oh sweet princess
'N tú hélen fa'r treagh slóigh Are you Helen that transfixed the horde
No dó na naoi mná deasa Or one of the nine fine women
Pharnassus thú 'bhí déanta gcló? From Parnassus made in such form?
Cé'n tír ins a' chruinne Which land in the world
'N ar hoileadh tú, a réalt gan cheo Would hold you, oh star without cloud
Le'r mian leat mo shamhrhailsa That you want my sort
Bheith 'cogarnaigh leat siar sa ród? Whispering with you back in the road?