| Hoireann O (original) | Hoireann O (translation) |
|---|---|
| 'S moch an diugh a rinn mi eirigh | I got up early today |
| (after each verse) | (after each verse) |
| Hoireann o hi ri u ho Hoireann o hi ri u ho | Hoireann o hi ri u ho Hoireann o hi ri u ho |
| Hu o ai hi o ho eile Hu o ai hi o ho eile | Hu o ai hi o ho another Hu o ai hi o ho another |
| Hoireann o hi ri u ho Hoireann o hi ri u ho | Hoireann o hi ri u ho Hoireann o hi ri u ho |
| Ghabh mi mach ri gleann na geigeadh | I went out to the glen of the gegeig |
| Thainin mi steach gleann na spreidheadh | I entered the valley of the eruption |
| Fhuair mi ghruagach dhonn gun eirigh | I found a brown haired girl without getting up |
| Lub mi 'na mo bhreacan fhein i | Lub I in my own plaid |
| 'S thug mi boid nach b’eagal beud dhi | And I swore she was not afraid |
| Gun tugainn dha mathair fhein i | That I would give her to her own mother |
| 'S mise ghaoil a bha 'nam eiginn | It was I, my love, who was in need |
| Ach ma thilleas mis' as Eirinn | But if I return from Ireland |
| 'S tusa ghaoil a gheibh am preusant | You are the love that receives the present |
