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Gaelic Ireland Béal Atha h-Amhnais
   
Credits: n/a
   
Appears On: Gaelic Ireland (compilation)
   
Language: Gaeilge (Irish Gaelic)
   
Other Versions: "Ar A Ghabhail 'N A 'Chuain Damh" on Clannad's album Crann Ull
"Ar A Ghabhail Chun An Chuain Dom" on Maighread & Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill's album Idir An Dá Sholas
   

Lyrics: English Translation:
   
Ar a dhul chun an chuain dom I walked down by the sea
Is mé bhí go huaibhreach Right wearily
Tinn lag buartha i m'intinn My heart, it was tormented
Bhí mé ag féachaint uaim ar an spéir aduaidh From a northern sky the small clouds did fly
Is í éalú uaim ina trealltaí And sorely I lamented
Ach faraor géar géar I'm sorry now I swear
Is mé an ceann gan chéill That I didn't care
Níor ghlac mé comhairle mo mháithrín féin To heed my mother's caution
Nuair a dúirt sí liom tríd chomhrá ghrinn She spoke to me fair saying don't venture there
Go Béal Átha hAmhnais ná triall ann Don't go the road to Ballyhaunis
   
Ach ba mhón a thug mé grá Yet dearly did I love
Do mo chúilfhionn bán My fair-haired girl
An lá breá ar chúl an gharraí In the garden that morning early
Is do bhéilín tláith mar chuar na trá Your lips as tender as the foam on the ocean's rim
Is do ghrua chomh dearg leis an chaorthainn And cheeks like red haw-berries
Chuir mé lámh ar an cúm I put my arm around your waist
Is bhí mo chroí lán gruaim But my mind knew no ease
Ag ceiliúr caoin na n-éanlaith Though the small birds sang so gaily
Is nach trua gan mise ag éalú leat I wished we were going under white sails blowing
Faoi rópaí is seoltaí séidte Be it fair or stormy weather
   
Oró a chuid is a rún My own heart's dear
Dá ngluaisfeá ar siúl If you'd come away
Go tír na long as Éirinn To that land of ships from Ireland
Níl tuirse croí ná tinneas cinn There's no heartache nor there's no pain
Nach leigheasfaí ann gan amhras That wouldn't find a cure for certain
Nó ba tú mo rogha inniu is inné You are the one I've always loved
Agus coinnigh agat féin ón bhás mé So save me now from dying
Nó gan grásta Dé ní mhairfidh mé For without God's grace I'll never survive
Ar an tsráid seo i mBéal Átha hAmhnais On this street in Ballyhaunis