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B'áite liom féin 'bheith ar thaobh mhalaí shléibhe |
I'd love to be on a sloping hillside |
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'Gus cailín gaelach a bheith 'mo chomhair |
With an Irish girl by my side |
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Bheinn a bréagadh 's a teannadh léithe |
I'd coax and tease her and draw her nearer |
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'Gus dar liom féin, 'riú, gur dheas ar ndóigh |
No happier state can I visualize |
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Ag éirí domh féin ar maidin an lae ghil |
As I rode out when day was dawning |
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'S mé gabhail fá'n choill chraobhaigh 's mé seoladh bó |
To herd the kine by the leafy glade |
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Tharlaigh domh an spéirbhean 'na suí ar an léana |
I espied a damsel on the pasture seated |
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'S a fallaing léithe 's í lán de ghnó |
With hazel nuts in her mantle tied |
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D'fhiafraigh mé díthe go ciúin is go ceillí |
I gently spoke to this pretty maiden |
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An nglacfaidh tú póg uaim, a stór mo chroí? |
And would like to kiss her if she'd agree |
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D'oscail sí a béilín 'gus labhair sí Bearla |
She answered softly and spoke in English |
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'S é dúirt sí, "Pray sir, and let me be" |
And uttered, "Pray sir, and let me be" |
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Is maith an airí ar na buaibh a shantú |
The herds deserve to be craved and cared for |
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'Gus bheinnse 'a seoladh amuigh sa lá |
And I would herd them the live long day |
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Im agus bainne iad, ar theacht a' tsamhraidh |
They give fresh milk and churning through the summer |
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'S mar gheall ar bhólacht a phóstar mná |
And for stocks of kine sure, young maidens wed |
