| Ó a Shliabh Geal gCua na féile
| From his Sliabh Geal gCua of the festival
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| Is fada uait i gcéin mé
| I am far from you
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| I m’shuí cois cuain i m’aonar
| Sitting by the harbor alone
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| Go tréithlag faoi bhrón
| That sad tragedy
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| An tuile bhuí ar thaobh díom
| The yellow flood on my side
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| 'Dir mé 'gus tír mo chléibhe
| 'Dir me' and the land of my breast
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| 'Sa Shliabh Geal gCua na féile
| In the Sliabh Geal gCua of the festival
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| Go tréithlag faoi bhrón
| That sad tragedy
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| Dá mbeinnse 'measc mo ghaolta
| If I were 'among my relatives
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| I sceithín ghlas na scéimhfhear
| In the green spawn of the beautician
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| Nuair a scaipeann teas na gréine
| When the heat of the sun dissipates
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| Ó spéir gheal gan smál
| From an immaculate bright sky
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| Nó dá mbeinne 'n-siúd faoin réaltain
| Or if I were 'n-those under the star
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| Nuair a thiteann drúcht ar fhéar ann
| When dew falls on grass there
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| Ó a Shliabh Geal gCua, nar dhéirc sin
| From Sliabh Geal gCua, that did not beg
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| Dá mb’fhéidir é 'fháil
| If only I could get it
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| 'Sé mo léan nach bhfuair mé tógaint
| It's my sorrow that I did not get taken
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| Le léann is mórchuid eolais
| Reading is a lot of information
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| I nGealainn uasal cheolmhar
| In noble musical Music
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| Ba sheolta mo bhéal
| My mouth was pounding
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| Ó threabhfainn cuairt thar sáile
| Oh I would plow a visit overseas
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| Is thabharfainn bua thar barr chughat
| And I would give you a great victory
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| Mar a Shliabh Geal gCua
| Like Sliabh Geal gCua
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| Ba bhréa liom thú'ardú fé réim
| I would love to raise you
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| Dá mbeinnse 'measc mo ghaolta
| If I were 'among my relatives
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| I sceithín ghlas na scéimhfhear
| In the green spawn of the beautician
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| Nuair a scaipeann teas na gréine
| When the heat of the sun dissipates
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| Ó spéir gheal gan smál
| From an immaculate bright sky
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| Nó dá mbeinne 'n-siúd faoin réaltain
| Or if I were 'n-those under the star
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| Nuair a thiteann drúcht ar fhéar ann
| When dew falls on grass there
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| Ó a Shliabh Geal gCua, nar dhéirc sin
| From Sliabh Geal gCua, that did not beg
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| Dá mb’fhéidir é 'fháil | If only I could get it |