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Chorus (after each verse): |
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Óró, 'sheanduine, 'sheanduine dóite |
Oh burnt old man, old man |
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Luigh ar do leaba is codail do dhóthain |
Lie on your bed and sleep plenty |
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Óró, 'sheanduine, 'sheanduine dóite |
Oh burnt old man, old man |
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Is óró, 'sheanduine is mairg a phós thú |
I wish I had never married you |
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Chuir mé mo sheanduine |
I sent my old man |
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Isteach ins an choirnéal |
Into his corner by the fire |
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A dhíol bhainne ramhair |
With sour milk |
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Is a dh'ithe aráin eornan |
And brown bread |
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Dá gcuirfeadh sé a cheann amach |
If he sticks his head out |
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Bhainfinn an tsrón de |
I'll take the nose off him |
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Agus d'fhuígfinn an chuid eile |
And give the rest of him |
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Ag na cailíní óga |
To the young women |
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Dá bhfaigheadh mo sheanduine |
If my old man |
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Gach ní mar ba chóir dó |
Got everything he deserves |
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Greamanna ime |
Bites of butter |
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Agus greamanna feola |
And bites of meat |
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Íochtar na cuinneoige |
The bottom of the churn |
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Is prátaí rósta |
And roast potatoes |
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Bhainfeadh sí gliogar |
He would rattle |
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As cailíní óga |
The young women |
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Chuir mé mo sheanduine |
I sent my old man |
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Go Sráidbhaile an Róba |
To Ballin Robe |
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Cleite ina hata |
With a feather in his hat |
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Agus búclaí ar a bhróga |
And buckles on his shoes |
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Bhí triúir á mhealladh |
I heard that three were hugging him |
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Is ceathrar á phógadh |
And four were kissing him |
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Chuala mé i nGaillimh |
I heard in Galway |
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Gur imigh sé leotha |
That he left with them |
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Dá bhfaighinnse mo 'sheanduine |
If I were to find my old man |
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Báite i bpoll móna |
Drowned in a boghole |
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A chosa bheith briste |
His legs broken |
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Is a chnámha a bheith leonta |
And his bones in pain |
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Do thabharfainn abhaile é |
I'd take him home |
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Is do dhéanfainn é a thórramh |
And I'd wake him |
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