Lyrics of The Mermaid - Anúna, Michael McGlynn

The Mermaid (original)

Is cosúil gur mheath tú nó gur thréig tú an greann
It seems that you have changed and left behind your happiness
Tá sneachta ga freasach fá bhéal na mbeann' The snow
is frosty on the heather
Do chúl buí daite 's do bhéilín sámh Your fair hair and your sweet mouth
Siud chugaibh Mary Chinidh 's í ndiaidh an Éirne 'shnámh
Here comes Mary Kenny after swimming the length of the Erne
A mháithrín dhílis, dúirt Máire Bhán «Sweet mother,» said Máire Bhán
Fá bhruach an chladaigh 's fá bhéal na trá At the edge
of the quay and at the mouth of the beach
Maighdeán Mhara, mo mháithrín ard «My esteemed mother is a mermaid»
Siud chugaibh Mary Chinidh 's í ndiaidh an Éirne 'shnámh
Here comes Mary Kenny after swimming the length of the Erne
Tá mise tuirseach agus beidh ga lá I’m tired and I will be for some time
Mo Mháire bhroinngheal 's mo Phádraig bán My Máire
of the white breast and my pale Pádraig
Ar bharr na dtonna 's fá bhéal na trá On the top of
the waves and at the edge of the sea
Siud chugaibh Mary Chinidh 's í ndiaidh an Éirne 'shnámh
Here comes Mary Kenny after swimming the length of the Erne

(translation)

You seem to have declined or abandoned the humor
It seems that you have changed and left behind your happiness
There's snow rushing at the mouth of the mountains' The snow
is frosty on the heather
Your fair hair and your sweet mouth
Mary Chinidh came to you after the Erne swam
Here comes Mary Kenny after swimming the length of the Erne
Dear mother, said Máire Bhán "Sweet mother," said Máire Bhán
At the edge of the shore and at the mouth of the beach
of the quay and at the mouth of the beach
My Lady, my high mother «My esteemed mother is a mermaid»
Mary Chinidh came to you after the Erne swam
Here comes Mary Kenny after swimming the length of the Erne
I’m tired and I’ll be tired for a while
My white Mary and my white Patrick
of the white breast and my pale Pádraig
On the top of the waves
the waves and at the edge of the sea
Mary Chinidh came to you after the Erne swam
Here comes Mary Kenny after swimming the length of the Erne