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Seal go rabhas im' mhaighdean shéimh |
For a while I was a gentle maiden |
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Anois im bhaintreach chaite thréith |
And now a spent worn-out widow |
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Mo chéile a' treabhadh na dtonn go tréan |
My spouse ploughing the waves strongly |
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De bharr na gcnoc 's in imigéin |
Over the hills and far away |
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'Sé mo laoch mo ghile mear |
He is my hero, my dashing darling |
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'Sé mo Shaesar gile mear |
He is my Caesar, dashing darling |
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Suan ná séan ní bhfuaireas féin |
I've had no rest from forebodings |
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Ó luadh i gcéin mo ghile mear |
Since he went far away, my darling |
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Ní labhrann cuach go suairc ar nóin |
The cuckoo sings not pleasantly at noon |
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Is níl guth gadhair i gcoillte cnó |
And the sound of hounds is not heard in nut-filled woods |
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Ná maidin shamhraidh i gcleanntaibh ceoigh |
Nor summer morning in misty glen |
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Ó d'imthigh uaim an buachaill beó |
Since he went away from me, my lively boy |
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Marcach uasal uaibhreach óg |
Noble, proud young horseman |
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Gas gan gruaim is suairce snódh |
Warrior unsaddened, of most pleasant countenace |
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Glac is luaimneach, luath i ngleo |
A swift-moving hand, quick in a fight |
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Ag teascadh an tslua 's ag tuargain treon |
Slaying the enemy and smiting the strong |
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Seinntear stair ar chlairsigh cheoil |
Let a strain be played on musical harps |
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'S líontair táinte cárt ar bord |
And let many quarts be filled |
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Le hinntinn ard gan chaim, gan cheó |
With high spirit without fault or mist |
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Chun saoghal is sláinte d' fhagháil dom leómhan |
For life and health to toast my lion |
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Ghile mear 'sa seal faoi chumha |
Dashing darling for a while under sorrow |
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'S Eire go léir faoi chlócaibh dubha |
And all Ireland under black cloaks |
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Suan ná séan ní bhfuaireas féin |
Rest or pleasure I did not get |
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Ó luaidh i gcéin mo ghile mear |
Since he went far away, my dashing darling |
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