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A Mháirín de Barra |
Máirín de Barra |
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Do mharaigh tú m'intinn |
You have deadened my mind |
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Do chuir tú beo i dtalamh mé |
And you have left me sad |
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I gan fhios do m' mhuintir |
And destitute unknown to my people |
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Ar mo luí dhom ar mo leaba |
As I lie on my bed |
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Is ort 'sea bhím ag cuimhneamh |
It's about you I am thinking |
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Is ar m'éirí dhom ar maidin |
And when I rise in the morning |
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Mar gur chealg tú an croí dom |
for you have pierced the heart inside me |
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Do thugas is thugas |
I gave and I gave |
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Is thugas ó m' chroí greann duit |
And I gave love from my heart to you |
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Ar Dhomhnach Fhéile Mhuire |
On Sunday, the feast of Candlemas |
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Na gCoinneal sa teampall |
In the Church |
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Is do shúilín ba ghlaise |
To your little eye that was greener |
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Ná uisce na ngeamhartha |
Than the water on the blades of corn |
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Is do bhéilín ba bhinne |
And to your little mouth that was sweeter |
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Ná an druid nuair a labhrann |
Than the starling when it speaks |
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Do shíl mé tú a mhealladh |
I thought I would coax you |
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Le briathra is le póga |
With words and with kisses |
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Do shíl mé tú a mhealladh |
I thought I would coax you |
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Le leabhair is le móide |
With books and with oaths |
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Is do shíl mé tú a mhealladh |
And I thought I would coax you |
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Ar bhreacadh na heornan |
At the ripening of the barley |
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Ach d'fhag tú dubhach dealbh |
But you left me sad and destitute |
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Ar theacht don bliain nua mé |
At the coming of the new year |
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Is aoibhinn don talamh |
It's delightful for the ground |
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Go siúlann tú féin air |
On which you walk |
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Is aoibhinn don talamh |
It's delightful for the instrument |
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An uair a sheineann tú bhéarsa |
On which you play verses |
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Is aoibhinn don leaba |
It's delightful for the bed |
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Ina luíonn tú fé éadach |
On which you lie under blankets |
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Is aoibhinn don bhfear |
And most delightful for the young man |
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A bheobhaidh tú mar chéile |
Who will get you as his wife |
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A Mháirín, glac mo chomhairle |
Máirín, accept my advice |
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Is ná seoltar tú ar taimhleas |
And don't be led astray |
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Seachain an stróinse |
Beware of the good-for-nothing |
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Fear séidte na hadhairce |
The man who blows his horn |
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Gaibh leis an óigfhear |
Go with the young man |
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A nglaonn sid Ó Floinn air |
They call O'Flynn |
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Pós é de ghrá réitigh |
Marry him for peace sake |
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Ós é toil le do mhuintir |
Since that is the will of your people |
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Do shiúlfainn is do shiúlfainn |
I'd walk and I'd walk |
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Is do shiúlfainn an saol leat |
And I'd walk the world with you |
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Do raghainnse thar saile |
I'd go over the sea with you |
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Gan dhá phingin spré leat |
Without twopence of a dowry |
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Mo mhuintir 's mo cháirde |
My people and my friends |
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Go brách brách do thréigfinn |
Forever I'd abandon |
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Is go leigheasfá ón mbás mé |
And you would rescue me |
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Ach a rá gur leat féin mé |
From death just by saying I am yours |
