| Tráthnóinín déanach is mé gan mhairg
| Late afternoon, I'm not sad
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| Ag seoladh na ngamhna fén bhfásach
| Sending the calves under the desert
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| Do dhearcas chugamsa an spéirbhean mhaisiúil
| The fancy maiden looked at me
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| Chiúin thais bhanúil náireach
| Silent humiliating feminine humility
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| D’fhiasraíos féin go séimh dhen ainnir
| I asked myself softly about the ainir
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| An aon ní thar lear a tháinig
| The only thing that came abroad
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| Ag seoladh na ngamhana 'sea dh’fhágas as baile
| Sailing the calves I left home
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| Ach ceann ní bhfaighidh go lá dhíobh
| But one will not get a day of them
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| Tá crainnín cumhra i lúb na coille
| There is a fragrant tree in the bend of the wood
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| 'Gus raghaimid araon go lá fé
| 'And we both go to day under
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| Mar a mbeidh ceol binn na n-éan dá síorchur a chodladh
| As the sweet music of the birds will sleep forever
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| Is cuileann is eidhneán ag fás air
| Holly and ivy grow on it
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| Gheobhainn cead saor ó mhaor na coille
| I get permission from the forest warden
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| Féar a thabhairt go lá dhíobh
| Give them grass for a day
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| Más ag scarúint óna chéile atá chugainn ar maidin
| If we are separating each other in the morning
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| Seo póg agus bairrín beag mo láimh chugat
| Here's a kiss and a little toe of my hand to you
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| Is b’fhéidir le hÍosa fá Oíche Nollag
| Maybe Jesus on Christmas Eve
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| Go mbeimid araon in ann pósadh
| May we both be able to marry
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| I seoimrín néata ag pointe an ghleanna
| In a neat room at the point of the valley
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| 'S an Sagart ag ól ár sláinte
| The Pastor is drinking our health
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| Beidh beoir againn go líonmhar go fuíoch gan dochma
| We will have beer in abundance without fail
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| Is gloine dhen fíon dhonn Spáinneach
| It is a glass of Spanish brown wine
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| Beidh puinse againn á roinnt le linn dul a chodladh
| We will share a punch while going to bed
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| Is gheobhaimid na gamhna amárach
| We will get the calves tomorrow
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| Beidh puinse againn á roinnt le linn dul a chodladh
| We will share a punch while going to bed
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| Is gheobhaimid na gamhna amárach | We will get the calves tomorrow |