| An raibh tú riamh i nGarrán a' Bhile?
| Have you ever been to Bill Grove?
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| Nó an bhfaca tú í ' nGarrán a' Bhile?
| Or did you see her 'Bill Grove?
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| An tsuairc-bhean óg na gcuacha óir?
| The charming young lady of the golden curls?
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| 'S í Cáit mo stór i nGarrán a' Bhile
| Cáit is my treasure in Garrán a 'Bhile
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| Is gille í ná eal' ar linn
| She is a boy or a swan among us
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| 'S ná sneacht' ar bharr na craoibhe cruinne;
| And don't snow on the top of the globe;
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| 'S is milse 'póg ná drúcht na rós
| And a kiss is sweeter than the dew of the rose
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| 'S i Cáit mo stór i nGarrán a' Bhile
| Cáit is my treasure in Garrán a 'Bhile
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| Is binn' a ceol ná lon 's na smól
| Her music is sweeter than the lon and the smol
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| 'S na filimeol ar chraobh na saile
| And the films on the willow branch
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| Mar long faoi sheol ar thoinn gan cheo
| Like a ship sailing on a fogless submarine
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| Sea tcím mo stór i nGarrán a' Bhile
| Yes, I find my store in Bill 's Grove
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| Chugatsa, 'Chriost, le fonn mo ghuí
| To you, 'Christ, with the desire of my prayer
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| Má á aon bhrí i í an fhile
| If the poet has any meaning in her
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| Gan áin, gan íos, gan phráinn, gan díth
| Without joy, without humility, without urgency, without want
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| Go raibh áit 's a buíon i nGarrán a' Bhile | That there was a place with her group in Garrán a 'Bhile |