| 'gCluin sibh mise 'bhuachaillí
| You heard me boys
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| An méid agaibh 'tá libh féin
| What you have is yours
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| Suígí thart fán tinidh anseo
| Sit around the fire here
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| Go n-insí mé mo scéal
| May I tell my story
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| Bhí buachaill ar a' bhaile seo
| There was a boy in this town
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| 'Bhí súgach aerach suairc
| 'There was a gay gay jubilation
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| Agus tháinig sé 'dhénamh cleamhnais
| And it 'came to make an affinity
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| Le cailín a' tsléibhe ruaidh
| With the girl of the red mountain
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| A spéirbhean álainn aigeantach
| A beautiful oceanic maiden
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| Ba deise méin is clú
| It was a beautiful ore and a fame
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| Bí 'teacht liom féin le dúscadh 'n lae
| Come with me to wake up in the day
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| Go bpóstar mé 'gus tú
| May I and I marry you
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| Bí 'teacht liom féin amárach
| Come with me tomorrow
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| 'S ná bíodh ort brón ná gruaim
| And don't be sad or gloomy
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| Is cuirfidh mé gúna síoda ort
| And I will put on a silk dress
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| A chailín a' tsléibhe ruaidh
| The girl of the red mountain
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| Níorbh fhios don streabhóg ghiodalaigh
| The giddy streamer did not know
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| Cad é ba chóir di 'rá
| What should she say
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| Ach a' dealramh 'bhí ina súile
| But his 'appearance' was in his eyes
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| Den oíche go ndéanfadh lá
| Of the night that would make a day
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| A rún mo chroí 'nois díbir thusa
| The secret of my heart 'nois expel you
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| Mearadh 'n ghrá seo uait
| You lost this love
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| Nó is rún liom fanacht díomhain seal
| Or I intend to stay idle for a while
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| Ar mhalaí a' tsléibhe ruaidh
| On the brow of the red mountain
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| A mhaidhdean mhaiseach mharánta
| A mercenary maiden
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| Cad é seo 'tá tú 'rá
| What is this 'you' say
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| Dearc síos a' gleann faoi bhuach na mbeann
| Look down the valley under the peaks of the mountains
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| Is breathnaigh mo chuid barr
| Look at my tops
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| Tá togha na bhfear 'sna mbeathach agam
| I have the best men in the beasts
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| Ag obair ann go cruaidh
| Working there hard
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| 'S tá stór is maoin go leor agam
| And I have a lot of treasure and property
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| Do chailín a' tsléibhe ruaidh
| For the girl of the red mountain
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| Má tá stór is maoin go leor agat
| If you have a store you have enough property
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| Ní domhsa is fearrde é
| It's not for me the best
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| Nó deirtear liom go n-ólfá thusa
| Or I was told you would drink
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| Maoin a' tsaoil go léir
| The property of all life
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| 'Do shuí suas 'dtigh an óstaí
| 'Sit up' inn inn
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| 'Do dhrabhlás bhocht gan chéill
| 'Your poor senseless debauchery
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| Ar feadh na hoích' ag ól 's a' gabháil
| Throughout the night drinking and catching
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| 'Na bhaile le bánú 'n lae
| At home with the emptiness of the day
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| Más fear mé 'tá 'g ól, a chailín chóir
| If I'm a man 'yes' drinking, fair girl
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| Ní ólaim ach mo chuid féin
| I only drink my own
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| Chan tú 'tá 'g íoc ar son na dí
| You sang 'yes' pay for the drink
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| Níl agat pingin mar spré
| You do not have a penny as a dowry
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| Is anois ná síl go bhfuil mo chroí
| Now is the seed that is my heart
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| Bocht briste de do chumhaidh
| Poor broken of your nostalgia
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| Nó fágaim thú mar fuair mé thú
| Or I leave you because I found you
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| Ar mhalaí a' tsléibhe ruaidh | On the brow of the red mountain |