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Daybreak Slán Le Máigh
   
Credits: Traditional; arranged by Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh & Shane McGowan
   
Appears On: Daybreak
   
Language: Gaeilge (Irish Gaelic)
   

Lyrics: English Translation:
   
Ó slán is céad on taobh so uaim A hundred farewells from this place I'm in
Cois Maighe na gcaor na gcraobh na gcruach Beside Maigue of the berries, the branches, the stacks
Na stát, na séad, na soar, na slua The estates, the jewels, the craftsmen, the crowds
Na ndán, na ndréacht, na dtréan gan ghruaim The arts, the stories, the good-humored warriors
   
Curfá: Chorus (after each verse):
Och, ochón is breoite mise Oh it is ill I am
Gan chuid, gan chóir, gan chóip, gan chiste Without a share, or right, or company, or money
Gan sult, gan seoid, gan spórt, gan spionnadh Without happiness, or jewels, or sport, or vitality
Ó seoladh mé chun uaignis Since I was sent into loneliness
   
Slán go héag dá, soar-fhir suairc Farewell forever to her happy freeman
Dá daimh, dá heigs', dá chléir, dá suag To her love of kin, her gatherings, her clergy, her scholars
Dom chaired cléibh, gan chlaon, gan chluain To the friends of my heart, not perverse or deceitful
Gan cháim, gan chaon, gan chraos, gan chruas Without flaw, without concealment, without gluttony, without stinginess
   
Slán dá n-éis, dá beithibh uaim Good-bye, one by one, to its beautiful women
Da gcail, dá gceill, dá scéimh, dá snua To their fame, their sense, their loveliness, their complexions
Dá mná go léir, dá gcéim, dá gcuaird To all its women, to their rank, their visitations
Da bpráisc, dá bplé, dá méin, dá mbua Their messing, their discussions, their minds and their talents