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The New Shoes Cáit I nGarráin A Bhile
   
Credits: Traditional; arranged by Nuala Kennedy, Claire Mann, Julian Sutton, Marc Clement & Mhairi Hall
   
Appears On: The New Shoes
   
Language: Gaeilge (Irish Gaelic)
   

Lyrics: English Translation:
   
Curfá: Chorus:
An raibh tu riamh i nGarráin a Bhile? Have you ever been in Garráin a Bhile?
No an bhfaca tu í i nGarráin a Bhile? Or have you seen her there in Garráin a Bhile?
An t-suairc bhean óg, na gcuacha óir The beautiful young girl with the curly golden locks
'S i Cáit mo stór i nGarráin a Bhile She's my darling Kate in Garráin a Bhile
   
Is gile í na eala air linn She's brighter than the swan on the lake
'S na sneachd air bharr na craoibhe cruinne Or the snow atop the round trees
'S is mils' a póg na drucht air rós Her kiss is sweeter than the dew on the rose
'S i Cáit mo stór i nGarráin a Bhile She's my darling Kate in Garráin a Bhile
   
(Curfá) (Chorus)
   
Is binn a ceol na lon's na smeol Her song is more melodious than a blackbird or thrush
'S na filí meol air chraobh na sáile Or than the sweet words of the poets by the side of the sea
Mar long faoi sheol air thonn gan ceo Like a ship under sail, clear over the waves
'Sea chím mo stór i nGarráin a Bhile That's how I see my love in Garráin a Bhile
   
Chugatsa a Chríost, le fonn mo ghui To you, oh Lord, I sing my prayerful
Ma tá aon bhrí i nguí an fhile If there’s any meaning in the prayer of a poet
Gan cháin gan chíos, gan phráin gan dith I pray that Kate and her family are free from the rent demands
Go raibh Cáit's a buíon i nGarráin a Bhile Safe and without troubles in Garráin a Bhile
   
(Curfá) (Chorus)