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Níl aon phort dá chuala mé ar phíob |
I've never heard a pipe tune |
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Ó tháinig mé i méadaíocht linbh |
Since my childhood |
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Nach raibh liom ar bharr mo bhéil |
That I didn't learn and play |
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Isteach i sliabh 's ag gabháil 'n bhaile |
Going home by the mountain road |
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Chorus (after each verse): |
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Níl sé 'na lá nó 'na lá |
It is not day, it is not day yet |
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Níl sé 'na lá nó 'na mhaidin |
It is not yet day, nor has it dawned |
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Níl sé 'na lá 's ní bheidh go fóill |
It is not day yet, and it's aways off |
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Na níl sé ach uair ó d'éirigh an ghealach |
The moon only came out an hour ago |
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Seo na mugaí, seo na jugaí |
Here are the glasses, here are the jugs |
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Seo an áit a bhfuil an leann |
Here runs the beer |
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'S muna bhfuil an t-airgead in do phócaí |
And if you don't carry money in your pocket |
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Buail a' bóthar 's gabh 'n bhaile |
You can go home now |
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Éirigh do shuí a fhear an tí |
Man of the house, arise |
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Is ná bíodh gruaim in do mhalaí |
And stop grumbling |
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Líon domsa cárta dí |
Serve me a pint |
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'S gheobhaidh tú'n díolaíocht faoi mhaidin |
For which I'll pay you in the morning |
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Chuir mé féin mo lámh in mo phóca |
I put my hand deep in my pocket |
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'S tharraing mé anois mo chorrán garbh |
And I took out my change purse |
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'S é dúirt sí liom suigh síos ag bord |
The landlady said to me |
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Is gheobhaidh tú'n cárta go dtí'n galún |
Sit down and I'll bring you a gallon |
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Tá na caoirigh ag ithe'n fhéir |
The sheep eat the grass |
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Is tá na huain ag ól an bhainne |
And lambs drink milk |
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Tá mo bhean féin ar fud na tír' |
My wife is on her feet again |
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Is mithid domh éirí is gabháil 'na bhaile |
I'd better get up and go home |
