| Le meán an fhómhair dá chaitheamh dom
| With mid-autumn for me
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| Ba mhór dubhach mo scéal
| My story was depressing
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| Go breoite, brónach, atuirseach
| Sick, sad, tired
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| Gan sólás insa' tsaol
| Without comfort in life
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| Mo pháircín féir gan gearradh uaim
| My uncut grass field
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| De dheascaibh clainn an Bhreacluain
| Because of the children of Breacluain
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| 'Gus féar na gcomharsan treascartha
| 'And the grass of the neighbors was overthrown
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| Á chíoradh le gréin
| Exploring with sunshine
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| Chorus:
| Chorus:
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| Dá bhfaighinnse speal ó Shasana
| If I get a scythe from England
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| 'Gus crann ó Locha Léin
| 'And a tree from Lough Leane
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| Cloch is clár is gaineamh air
| A stone, a board, and sand
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| Ó dhúiche Uí Néill
| From O'Neill 's district
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| Do chuirfinn faobhar ar maidin suas
| I would wake up this morning
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| 'Sheasódh ar feadh na seachtaine
| 'Would stand for a week
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| Is bearrtha 'bheadh an t-acra
| The acre would be trimmed
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| Le fáinne an lae
| With the ring of the day
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| Do shmaoiníos féin im' aigne
| Your own thoughts in my mind
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| San oíche trím' néal
| Stunning night
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| Go raibh beirt fhear óga chalma
| That two young men were calm
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| Do mhaíomh a bhfaobhar
| Your assertion of their sharpness
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| Féna ndéin do ghaibh mo theachtaire
| For what my messenger has captured
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| Chun mo pháircín féin do ghearradh dhom
| To cut my own park for me
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| 'S is grámhar, fáilteach freagarthach
| And it's loving, welcoming and responsible
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| Do thánadar araon
| They both came
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| (Chorus)
| (Chorus)
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| I gcóir is i bhfaobhar bhí speal acu
| For a while they had a scythe
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| Le fáinne an lae
| With the ring of the day
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| 'S do luíodar siúd go slachtmhar glan
| And they slept neatly and clean
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| Is iad ag baint an fhéir
| They are mowing the grass
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| Seala beag don eadartha
| A small seal for the intermission
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| 'S a lán don lá gan caitheamh fós
| There's a lot for the day yet to be spent
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| Do bhí dóthain siúd di leagaithe
| That was enough for her
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| 'S é bearrtha go cré
| It is trimmed to clay
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| (Chorus 2x) | (Chorus 2x) |