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Midsummer's Night Seán Bháin
   
Credits: Traditional; arranged by Dervish
   
Appears On: Midsummer's Night
   
Language: Gaeilge (Irish Gaelic)
   
Other Versions: "Sheáin Bháin" on Cathie Ryan's album Cathie Ryan
   

Lyrics: English Translation:
   
Curfá: Chorus:
A Sheáin Bháin, beir orm Fair-haired Sean, catch me
'S a Sheáin Bháin, bréag mé Fair-haired Sean, lie to me
A Sheáin Bháin, beir orm Fair-haired Sean, catch me
Is tabhair sa gcoca féir mé And take me into the cock of hay
   
Nach deas a d'fhás an coiricín It's lovely the way the cock's crest grows
Nach deas d'fhás an círín It's lovely the way the hen's crest grows
Nach deas a d'fhás an coiricín It's lovely the way the cock's crest grows
Ar Chaitlín Ní Ghríofa For Kathleen Griffin
   
(Curfá) (Chorus)
   
Shúil mise Sasana I walked to England
An Fhrainc uilig trí chéile France all together
Is ní fhaca mé aon siobaire And I never saw a crest as nice
Ba dheise ná do chírín As the one on your hen
   
(Curfá) (Chorus)
   
Nach deas an baile an baile seo Isn't this town nice?
Nach deas an baile é Maoras Isn't Maoras a nice town?
Nach deas an baile chuile baile Isn't every town nice?
Ach Claidhneach glas na bhfaochain Except Clidhnach, green with periwinkles
   
(Curfá) (Chorus)
   
A Mháire, má tá tú ag scarúint uaim Mary, if you're leaving me
Mo mhíle slán go deo leat A thousand farewells
Nach deas mar chuirfinn fataí dhuit Wouldn't I sow your potatoes well
Níos fearr ná bhainfinn móin dhuit Even better than I'd cut turf for you
   
Nach olc an t-am a d'imigh tú Didn't you go at a bad time
'S an fómhar ann go díreach And autumn just here
Is gan éinne ar an mbaile seo And no one here
Ná bean óg le thú chaoineadh No young woman to cry for you
   
(Curfá) (Chorus)
   
Is cuma liom cá rachaidh tú I don't care where you go
Is cuma liom cá mbíonn tú I don't care where you are
Is cuma liom cá rachaidh tú I don't care where you go
Ach thú beith ann san oíche As long as I have you at night
   
(Curfá) (Chorus)
   
A Sheáin Bháin, beir orm Fair-haired Sean, catch me
'S a Sheáin Bháin, bréag mé Fair-haired Sean, lie to me
A Sheáin Bháin, beir orm Fair-haired Sean, catch me
Nár phóg tú aréir mé Didn't you kiss me last night?