| Curfa
| Curfa
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| 'Si mo laoch, mo Ghile Mear
| She's my hero, my Quick Boy
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| 'Si mo Chaesar, Ghile Mear
| She's my Caesar, Ghile Mear
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| Suan na sian nm bhfuaireas fiin
| Suan na sian nm bhfuaireas fiin
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| O chuaigh in gciin mo Ghile Mear
| O my Gile Mear went away
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| Bmmse buan ar buairt gach ls
| Bmmse permanent on worry every ls
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| Ag caoi go ctuaidh 's ag tuar na ndeor
| Crying bitterly and predicting tears
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| Mar scaoileadh uaim an buachaill beo
| As I released the living boy
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| 'S na rmomhtar tuairisc uaidh mo bhrsn
| And don't tell me my report
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| Nm lagnrann cuach go suairc ar nsin
| Nm lagnrann cuckoo lavishly on nsin
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| Is nml guth gadhair i gcoillte cns
| Nml is the voice of a dog in cns woods
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| Na maidin shamhraidh i gcleanntaibh ceoi
| Summer mornings in misty cliffs
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| O d’imigh uaim an buachaill beo
| O the living boy has left me
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| Marcach uasal uaibhreach sg
| Proud noble rider sg
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| Gas gan gruaim is suairce sns
| Stem without gloom and tenderness etc
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| Glac is luaimneach luath i ngleo
| Take it early in a hurry
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| Ag teascadh an tslua 's ag tuairgan tria
| Truncating the crowd and predicting tria
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| Seinntear stair ar chlairsigh cheoil
| History is played on musical harps
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| Is liontair tainte cart ar bord
| It is a tanned cart netting on board
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| Le hinntinn ard gan chaim gan cheo
| With a high mind without chame without fog
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| Chun saol is slainte d’fhail don leon
| For life and health for the lion
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| Ghile mear 'sa seal faoi chumha
| A quick whirlwind in mourning
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| 'S Eire go liir faoi chlscaibh dubha
| All of Ireland is covered in black
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| Suan na sian nm bhfuaireas fiin
| Suan na sian nm bhfuaireas fiin
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| O luaidh i gciin mo Ghile Mear
| O mention in the song of my Ghile Mear
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| Seal da rabhas im’mhaighdean shiimh
| Look at the gentle maidens
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| 'S anois im' bhaintreach chaite thriith
| And now I'm a worn-out widow of three
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| Mo chiile ag treabhadh ne dtonn go trian
| My wife plowing the waves to a third
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| De bharr na gcnoc is in imigiin
| Because of the hills and in imigiin
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| English Translation (thanks to Marina Antolioni)
| English Translation (thanks to Marina Antolioni)
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| He is my hero, my dashing darling
| He is my hero, my dashing darling
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| He is my Caesar, dashing darling
| He is my Caesar, dashing darling
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| I’ve had no rest from forebodings
| I’ve had no rest from forebodings
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| Since he went far away my darling
| Since he went far away my darling
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| Every day I am constantly sad
| Every day I am constantly sad
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| Weeping bitterly and shedding tears
| Weeping bitterly and shedding tears
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| Because our lively lad has left us
| Because our lively lad has left us
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| And no news from him is heard alas
| And no news from him is heard alas
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| The cuckoo sings not pleasantly at noon
| The cuckoo sings not pleasantly at noon
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| And the sound of hounds is not heard in nut-filled woods
| And the sound of hounds is not heard in nut-filled woods
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| Nor summer morning in misty glen
| Nor summer morning in misty glen
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| Since he went away from me, my lively boy
| Since he went away from me, my lively boy
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| Noble, proud young horseman
| Noble, proud young horseman
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| Warrior unsaddened, of most pleasant countenace
| Unsaddened warrior, of most pleasant countenace
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| A swift-moving hand, quick in a fight
| A swift-moving hand, quick in a fight
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| Slaying the enemy and smiting the strong
| Slaying the enemy and smiting the strong
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| Let a strain be played on musical harps
| Let a strain be played on musical harps
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| And let many quarts be filled
| And let many quarts be filled
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| With high spirit without fault or mist
| With high spirit without fault or mist
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| For life and health to toast my lion
| For life and health to toast my lion
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| Dashing darling for a while under sorrow
| Dashing darling for a while under sorrow
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| And all Ireland under black cloaks
| And all Ireland under black cloaks
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| Rest or pleasure I did not get
| Rest or pleasure I did not get
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| Since he went far away my dashing darling
| Since he went far away my dashing darling
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| For a while I was a gentle maiden
| For a while I was a gentle maiden
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| And now a spent worn-out widow
| And now a spent worn-out widow
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| My spouse ploughing the waves strongly
| My spouse plowing the waves strongly
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| Over the hills and far away | Over the hills and far away |