| Is uaigneach mo shaol
| My life is lonely
|
| Go gruama faraoir
| Sadly alas
|
| 'Mo thruaill bhocht gan siamsa 'tá mé
| 'My poor idiot' I am
|
| 'S is brónach a bhím
| And I'm sad
|
| Gan suaimhneas na hoích'
| Without the rest of the night '
|
| Go buartha lag cloíte cráite
| Worried weak crushed tormented
|
| 'Sí 'n stuabhean gheal
| She's the bright stubble
|
| Chaoin a rinne gual de mo chroí
| A cry that made coal of my heart
|
| 'S níl suairceas a choíce i ndán domh
| And I am not destined for mirth
|
| Ó luadh liom mar mhnaoi
| Oh I was mentioned as a woman
|
| Go luath 'dtús mo shaoil
| Early in the beginning of my life
|
| Mo chailín na gruaige báine
| My white haired girl
|
| 'S í bláth bán na gcraobh í
| It is the white flower of the trees
|
| Thug barr ar gach scéimh
| He surpassed all beauty
|
| Le háilleacht le méid 's le breáchta
| With beauty with size and brilliance
|
| 'Sí d’fhág mé faoi léan
| She left me depressed
|
| 'Sí chráigh mé gan bhréig
| 'She tormented me without lie
|
| 'Gus tá 'fhios ag Mac Dé mo chás-sa
| 'And the Son of God knows my case
|
| Dá bhfhaighinnse mo rogha
| If I had my choice
|
| Ó b’ansa liom é
| Oh my favorite
|
| Bheith ar láimh leis a' speirbhean álainn
| Being on hand with the beautiful maiden
|
| 'S ní náire ar bith liom é
| And I'm not ashamed of it
|
| 'S í grá geal mo chléibh
| She is the bright love of my heart
|
| Mo chailín na gruaige báine
| My white haired girl
|
| Dá dtigeadh sí aris
| If she came again
|
| Ar cuairt chun mo thí
| Visiting my house
|
| Nach mise bheadh aoibhiúil sásta
| Wouldn't I be happily ever after
|
| 'S níl áit ar bith dár mhian léi
| And there's nowhere we wish
|
| Nach mbainfinnse fúm
| I don't care
|
| Ach cead 'fháil mo shaol a chaitheamh léi
| But 'get permission to spend my life with her
|
| Nach trua mise 'smaointiú
| Don't feel sorry for me
|
| Go domhain in mo chroí
| Deep in my heart
|
| Nach bhfeicim arís go brách í
| I will never see her again
|
| Taím buartha bocht faoi chian
| I'm poor worried about cyan
|
| Is ní mhairfead beo bliain
| I will not live a year
|
| Gan cailín na gruaige báine | Not the white haired girl |