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Solas Níl Na Lá
   
Credits: Traditional; arranged by Solas & Johnny Cunningham
   
Appears On: Solas
   
Language: Gaeilge (Irish Gaelic) & English
   
Other Versions: "Nil Sé Ina La" on Clannad's album Clannad
"Níl Sé Ina Lá" on Maighread & Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill's album Idir An Dá Sholas
"Níl Sé 'Na Lá" on Aoife Ferry's album Aoife
"'Til The Sun Comes Up" on Katie McMahon's album After The Morning
   

Lyrics: English Translation:
   
Tá na caoirigh ag ithe an gheamhair The sheep are eating the corn
Tá na gamhna ag ól an bhainne The calves are drinking the milk
Prátaí síos gan díolachán The potatoes are unsold
'S duine gan mheabhair na raghfá abhaile You senseless man, will you not go home!
   
Is deas an bhean í Siobhán óg Siobhán is a fine young girl
Gúna nua uirthi aníos ón siopa In her new dress down from the shop
Is breathnaím ar mo ghiní óir I gaze at my golden guinea
'S í a' rince ar an mbord leis an phoc ar buile Spinning on the table and my temper rises
   
Curfá: Chorus:
Níl 'na lá, tá 'na lá Daybreak has not come, but now it's here
Níl 'na lá, tá ar maidin Daybreak has not come, but now it's morning
Níl 'na lá, tá 'na lá Daybreak has not come, but now it's with us
Is bean a rá, is í ar fhaga She has spoken and I must leave here
   
Don't send me out into the dark
The night is cold and I'll be perished
Come to bed with me awhile
We'll have a roll around the blankets
 
   
(Curfá) (Chorus)
   
Buailim suas, buailim síos I go up and I go down
Buailim cleamhan ar bhean a leanna I try my luck with the tavern lady
Cuirim giní óir ar an mbord I throw a guinea on the table
Is bím ag ól anseo go maidin And drink my fill until the morning
   
(Curfá) (Chorus)
   
Tá mo bhróga i dtigh an óil I left my shoes in the house of ale
Tá mo stocaí i dtigh a' leanna I left my stockings there as well
Tá na coiligh go léir ag glaoch The cocks have all begun to crow
'S b'éigean domsa 'dhul abhaile And I am forced to leave for home
   
(Curfá 3x) (Chorus 3x)