| Chuaigh mé isteach I dteach aréir
| I went into a house last night
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| Is d’iarr mé cairde ar mhnaoi an leanna
| And I asked the beer lady for friends
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| Is é dúirt sí liom «ní bhfaighidh tú deor
| She told me «you will not get a tear
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| Buail an bóthar is gabh abhaile.»
| Hit the road and go home. »
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| Curfá:
| Chorus:
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| Níl sé ina lá, níl a ghrá
| It’s not his day, it’s not his love
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| Níl sé ina lá is ní bheidh go maidin
| It's not a day and it won't be until morning
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| Níl sé ina lá is ní bheidh go fóill
| It's not a day and it still won't be
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| Solas ard atá sa ghealaigh
| The moon is a high light
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| Chuir mé féin mo lámh I mo phóca
| I put my hand in my pocket
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| Is d’iarr mé briseadh scillinge uirthi
| I asked her for a shilling break
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| Is é dúirt sí liom «suigh síos ag bord
| She told me «sit down at a table
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| Is bí ag ól anseo go maidin.»
| Drink here until morning. »
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| Curfá
| Curfá
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| «éirigh I do shuí, a fhear an tí
| «Sit down, man of the house
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| Cuir ort do bhrístí is do hata
| Put on your trousers and hat
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| Go gcoinne tú ceol leis an duine cóir
| That you oppose music with the fair person
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| A bheas ag ól anseo go maidin.»
| Will be drinking here until morning. »
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| Curfá
| Curfá
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| Nach mise féin an fear gan chéill
| Am I not the fool
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| A d’fhág mo chíos in mo scornaigh?
| Left my rent in my throat?
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| D’fhág mé léan orm féin
| I was left alone
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| Is d’fhág mé séan ar dhaoine eile
| I have left a fortune for others
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| Translation
| Translation
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| I went into a tavern, and the barkeep
| I went into a tavern, and the barkeep
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| Doesn’t much care for the look of me
| Doesn’t much care for the look of me
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| I look like I’ve got no money on me
| I look like I’ve got no money on me
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| She tells me to hit the road
| She tells me to hit the road
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| I put my hand into my pocket
| I put my hand into my pocket
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| I asked if she could break a shilling
| I asked if she could break a shilling
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| She said to me «sit down at the table
| She said to me «sit down at the table
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| You’ll be drinking here 'till morning.»
| You’ll be drinking here 'till morning. »
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| She roused the man of the house
| She roused the man of the house
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| Tells him to get up, put his trousers and hat on
| Tells him to get up, put his trousers and hat on
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| And go out and find a musician to entertain me
| And go out and find a musician to entertain me
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| So I’ll stay here drinking until morning
| So I’ll stay here drinking until morning
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| Was I the man without sense
| Was I the man without sense
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| To leave my money when I’d been scorned?
| To leave my money when I’d been scorned?
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| I left woefully
| I left woefully
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| I left a sign to other people | I left a sign to other people |