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D'á mbeinn féin in Ardaigh Cuain |
If I were in Ardaigh Cuain |
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'Naice an tsléibh' úd tá 'bhfad uaim |
Near that mountain so far away |
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Do B'annamh liom gan dul ar cuairt |
I would go on a visit |
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Go gleann na gcuach Dé Domhnaigh |
To the valley of cuckoos on Sunday |
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Agus ach, ach éirleach is ó |
And alas, alas, great destruction, oh |
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Eire lionndubh is ó |
Heavy burden and melancholy, and oh |
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'S'é mo chroí tá trom is brónach |
My heart is heavy and sad |
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Nach tuirseach mise anseo liom fein |
How tired am I here by myself |
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Nach n-airím guth coiligh, lonndubh no traon |
That I don't notice the cock, blackbird or corncrake |
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Gealbhan smólach naoscach féin |
Nor even the sparrow, thrush or snipe |
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Is chan aithním féin an Domhnach |
So that I don't even recognize that it's Sunday |
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Agus ach, ach éirleach is ó |
And alas, alas, great destruction, oh |
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Eire lionndubh is ó |
Heavy burden and melancholy, and oh |
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'S'é mo chroí tá trom is brónach |
My heart is heavy and sad |
