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Idir An Dá Sholas Méilte Cheann Dubhrann
   
Credits: Traditional; arranged by Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill, Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill & Dónal Lunny
   
Appears On: Idir An Dá Sholas
   
Language: Gaeilge (Irish Gaelic)
   

Lyrics: English Translation:
   
A Mhéilte Cheann Dubhrann Sandy hills of Ceann Dubhrann
Is sibh a thógfadh dom cian It's you rise in my heart
Tráthnóna sa tsamhradh On a fine summer's evening
Nuair a luíos an ghrian As the sun departs
Nach aoibhinn do do chladaigh How pleasant your strands
D'oiche is de ló By night and by day
Is a Mhéilte Cheann Dubhrann But sand hills of Ceann Dubhrann
Céad slan libh go deo I must bid you farewell
   
Nach sna méilte udaí a chaith mé 'Twas in those bright hills
Seal aoibhinn gan ghruaim I walked happy and free
Ag buachailleacht eallaigh Herding white geese
Fá imeall an chuain Near the rim of the sea
Is ann abogadh mo chliabhán There I was rocked the cradle
Nuair a bhí mé beag óg While I was a child
Is a Mhéilte Cheann Dubhrann But sand hills of Ceann Dubhrann
Céad slan libh go deo I bid you good-bye
   
Tá néaltaí na maidne Fair clouds of the morning
Ag breacadh sa spéir Now light up the sky
Tá na coiligh ag scairtigh The cocks, they crow loud
Le bánú an lae With the white dawn of day
Tá an soitheach ag fanacht In the mist a ship waits
In imeall an cheo Away out on the tide
Is a Mhéilte Cheann Dubhrann Sandy hills of Ceann Dubhrann
Céad slan libh go deo I bid you good-bye
   
Nach trua mise amárach Far out on the deep sea
Ag dul idir dhá dtír Tomorrow I'll be
Agus sléibhte na coigríche 'Neath the high hills of exile
Ag cur cumha ar mo chroí My heart will soon grieve
Beidh mo rosca mar shruthán And down my two cheeks
Ag síorshileadh deor The salt tears will fall
Is a Mhéilte Cheann Dubhrann Sandy hills of Ceann Dubhrann
Céad slan libh go deo I bid you farewell