| Ainnir Dheas Na gCiabhfholt Donn (original) | Ainnir Dheas Na gCiabhfholt Donn (translation) |
|---|---|
| 'sé deir colm cille linn | he tells us |
| Go hifreann nach dtéid fial | To hell not go generous |
| Lucht an tsairbhris go gceileann siad | Those of the rich who hide |
| A hpáirt mhór le dia | Its a big part with god |
| Nach mór an tubaiste | What a disaster |
| D’aon duine á dearnadh ariamh | For anyone ever doing it |
| Oiread a chruinniú | Meeting as many |
| Is a 'choinneodh as parrthas iad | They are the best parishes |
| Thréig mé lucht an bhéarla | I abandoned the English |
| Agus búclaí bróg | And shoe buckles |
| Thréig mise an méid sin | I abandoned that much |
| Mar gheall ort, a stór | Because of you, dear |
| Mar i ndúil go mbeinn 's tú, 'chéadsearc | As I wish I was with you, my dear |
| Maidin chiúin cheo | Silent foggy morning |
| Is sinn ag éisteacht le géimneach | We are listening to a game |
| Ár sealbháin deas bó | Our nice holdings of cows |
| D’imigh mé mar d’imeodh | I left as I did |
| Mo shnua agus mo ghné | My nose and my face |
| D’imigh mé mar d’imeodh | I left as I did |
| Fáinní geala an lae | Bright rings of the day |
| D’imigh mé mar d’imeodh | I left as I did |
| An sneachta ón ghréin | The snow from the sun |
| 's bheinn ar oileán 's thiocfadh an tuile orm | I would be on an island and the flood would come over me |
| Is bháithfí mé | I would drown |
| Go mbreacaí mo dhá mhalaidh | May my two eyebrows tremble |
| Agus go liathfaí mo cheann | And that my head would turn gray |
| Chomh geal leis an eala | As bright as the swan |
| Atá ar shliabh uí fhlionn | Which is on Mount Flynn |
| Go dté mo bhean i dtalamh | Until my wife is in the ground |
| Agus 'n diaidh sin a clann | And then her children |
| Beidh cuimhne agam ort, 'ainnir dheas | I will remember you, 'ainir deas |
| Na gciabhfholt donn | The brown hairs |
