| 'S fagaim mo bhaile (original) | 'S fagaim mo bhaile (translation) |
|---|---|
| Maidin is tús an lae | Morning and start of the day |
| Is fágaim mo bhaile | I leave my home |
| Tá mo chroíse go brón | My heart is sad |
| Is fad ar shiúl m'óige | My childhood is far away |
| Oíche is mé liom féin | One night I am alone |
| Spéartha dubh go domhain, a choích | Deep black skies, forever |
| Ag cuimhneach ar laethanta a bhí | Remembering days gone by |
| Gan ghá agus gan ghruaim | Unnecessary and without gloom |
| Eistim leis an ghaoth | I listen to the wind |
| Uaigneas mór, go deo, a choích | Great loneliness, forever, forever |
| Deireadh an turas mór | The end of the great journey |
| Táim brónach, buartha 's briste | I am sad, worried and broken |
| I mo dhiaidh nach mbeidh níos mó | Behind me there will be no more |
| Ach, tá sé I ndán dúinn, a pháistí | But, it's destined for us, children |
| Is fada anois an lá | The day is long now |
| A d’fhág mé mo bhaile | I left home |
| Níl áthas I mo chroí | There is no joy in my heart |
| Níl ann ach an marbh | Only the dead |
