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Clannad Thíos Chois Na Trá Domh
   
Credits: Traditional; arranged by Clannad
   
Appears On: Clannad
   
Language: Gaeilge (Irish Gaelic)
   

Lyrics: English Translation:
   
Thíos cois na trá domh, in ndoimhneacht na h-oíche Down by the beach, in the deep of night
An saol mhor ina gcodhladh, 's mise liom féin The big world is sleeping, and I am alone
Na h-éanacha mara ag scairtigh go léanmhar The sea-birds are calling sorrowfully
Cosúil le h-anamnacha bochta i bpéin Like poor souls in pain
   
Ionlán gealaí 's iomlán rabharta Total purity and total abundance
Aoibhneas 's ciúineas, 's áilleacht sa domhain Bliss and calmness and beauty in the world
Crónán na fairrige ag dul siar ar mo chluasa The murmur of the sea going into my ears
Bog-cheol an uisce ag sileadh sam abhainn The soft song of the water flowing in the river
   
Istigh ar h-inseáin tá sean-reilig bheannaithe Above on the headland there is a blessed old cemetery
An áit inar mhaireadh naoimh sam aimsir fadó The place in which saints lived in times long ago
Tá daoine istigh ann ag chaith seal do h-aerach There are people within spending a while carefree
Ní shiúlfaidh siad thar fán chladaigh níos mó They will not walk around on the shore anymore
   
Bhuail uaigneas m'intinn 's mé ag amharc ar an reilig Loneliness strikes my spirit as I look at the cemetery
'S mé ag meadhradh ar dhaoine istigh ann ina luí And I'm thinking about the people in there sleeping
Fir a's mná óga, seandaoine 's páistí Men and young women, old people and children
Muintir mo mhuintir 's cairde mo chroí People of my people and friends of my heart
   
Tá no coiligh ag glaoch 's na réalta ag bánú The cocks are crowing and the stars are fading
Tá an gealach ina luí 's ní fada go lá The moon is setting and it's not long until day
Slán agat anois a shean-reilig bheannaithe Good-bye now, blessed old cemetery
'S na daoine a shiúlfadh liom síos cois na trá And to the people who walked with me down by the beach