| O-ro, ri na bhfarraige
| O-ro, to the sea
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| Ri na bhfarraige
| By the sea
|
| O-ro
| O-ro
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| O-ro, ri na bhfarraige
| O-ro, to the sea
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| Ri na bhfarraige
| By the sea
|
| O-ro
| O-ro
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| Sé mo laoch mo Ghile Mear
| He's my hero my Gile Mear
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| Sé mo Cheasar, Ghile Mear,
| He's my Caesar, Gile Mear,
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| Suan ná séan ní bhfuair me féin
| I did not find sleep or fortune
|
| Ó chuaidh I gcéin mo Ghile Mear
| Oh, my Gile Mear went away
|
| O-ro, ri na bhfarraige
| O-ro, to the sea
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| Ri na bhfarraige
| By the sea
|
| O-ro
| O-ro
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| Hail the hero, strong and true
| Hail the hero, strong and true
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| Who fought the fight and saw it through
| Who fought the fight and saw it through
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| Who swore he ne’er would be a slave
| Who swore he ne’er would be a slave
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| And gave his life, our land to save
| And gave his life, our land to save
|
| Sé mo laoch mo Ghile Mear
| He's my hero my Gile Mear
|
| Sé mo Cheasar, Ghile Mear,
| He's my Caesar, Gile Mear,
|
| Suan ná séan ní bhfuair me féin
| I did not find sleep or fortune
|
| Ó chuaidh I gcéin mo Ghile Mear
| Oh, my Gile Mear went away
|
| O-ro, ri na bhfarraige
| O-ro, to the sea
|
| Ri na bhfarraige
| By the sea
|
| O-ro
| O-ro
|
| O-ro, ri na bhfarraige
| O-ro, to the sea
|
| Ri na bhfarraige
| By the sea
|
| O-ro
| O-ro
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| From our wild Atlantic shore
| From our wild Atlantic shore
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| Above the mighty ocean’s roar
| Above the mighty ocean’s roar
|
| Let’s sing from the highest mountainside
| Let’s sing from the highest mountainside
|
| Of heroes who fill our hearts with pride
| Of heroes who fill our hearts with pride
|
| Sé mo laoch mo Ghile Mear
| He's my hero my Gile Mear
|
| Sé mo Cheasar, Ghile Mear,
| He's my Caesar, Gile Mear,
|
| Suan ná séan ní bhfuair me féin
| I did not find sleep or fortune
|
| Ó chuaidh I gcéin mo Ghile Mear
| Oh, my Gile Mear went away
|
| O-ro, ri na bhfarraige
| O-ro, to the sea
|
| Ri na bhfarraige
| By the sea
|
| O-ro
| O-ro
|
| Sé mo laoch mo Ghile Mear
| He's my hero my Gile Mear
|
| Sé mo Cheasar, Ghile Mear,
| He's my Caesar, Gile Mear,
|
| Suan ná séan ní bhfuair me féin
| I did not find sleep or fortune
|
| Ó chuaidh I gcéin mo Ghile Mear | Oh, my Gile Mear went away |