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Tá na caoirigh ag ithe an gheamhair |
The sheep are eating the corn |
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Tá na gamhna ag ól an bhainne |
The calves are drinking the milk |
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Prátaí síos gan díolachán |
The potatoes are unsold |
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'S duine gan mheabhair na raghfá abhaile |
You senseless man, will you not go home! |
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Is deas an bhean í Siobhán óg |
Siobhán is a fine young girl |
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Gúna nua uirthi aníos ón siopa |
In her new dress down from the shop |
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Is breathnaím ar mo ghiní óir |
I gaze at my golden guinea |
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'S í a' rince ar an mbord leis an phoc ar buile |
Spinning on the table and my temper rises |
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Níl 'na lá, tá 'na lá |
Daybreak has not come, but now it's here |
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Níl 'na lá, tá ar maidin |
Daybreak has not come, but now it's morning |
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Níl 'na lá, tá 'na lá |
Daybreak has not come, but now it's with us |
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Is bean a rá, is í ar fhaga |
She has spoken and I must leave here |
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Don't send me out into the dark
The night is cold and I'll be perished
Come to bed with me awhile
We'll have a roll around the blankets |
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Buailim suas, buailim síos |
I go up and I go down |
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Buailim cleamhan ar bhean a leanna |
I try my luck with the tavern lady |
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Cuirim giní óir ar an mbord |
I throw a guinea on the table |
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Is bím ag ól anseo go maidin |
And drink my fill until the morning |
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Tá mo bhróga i dtigh an óil |
I left my shoes in the house of ale |
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Tá mo stocaí i dtigh a' leanna |
I left my stockings there as well |
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Tá na coiligh go léir ag glaoch |
The cocks have all begun to crow |
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'S b'éigean domsa 'dhul abhaile |
And I am forced to leave for home |
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