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English Translation
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B'áite liom féin 'bheith ar thaobh mhalaí shléibhe
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I'd love to be on a sloping hillside
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'Gus cailín gaelach a bheith 'mo chomhair
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With an Irish girl by my side
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Bheinn a bréagadh 's a teannadh léithe
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I'd coax and tease her and draw her nearer
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'Gus dar liom féin, 'riú, gur dheas ar ndóigh
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No happier state can I visualize
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Ag éirí domh féin ar maidin an lae ghil
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As I rode out when day was dawning
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'S mé gabhail fá'n choill chraobhaigh 's mé seoladh bó
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To herd the kine by the leafy glade
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Tharlaigh domh an spéirbhean 'na suí ar an léana
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I espied a damsel on the pasture seated
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'S a fallaing léithe 's í lán de ghnó
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With hazel nuts in her mantle tied
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D'fhiafraigh mé díthe go ciúin is go ceillí
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I gently spoke to this pretty maiden
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An nglacfaidh tú póg uaim, a stór mo chroí?
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And would like to kiss her if she'd agree
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D'oscail sí a béilín 'gus labhair sí Bearla
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She answered softly and spoke in English
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'S é dúirt sí, "Pray sir, and let me be"
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And uttered, "Pray sir, and let me be"
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Is maith an airí ar na buaibh a shantú
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The herds deserve to be craved and cared for
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'Gus bheinnse 'a seoladh amuigh sa lá
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And I would herd them the live long day
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Im agus bainne iad, ar theacht a' tsamhraidh
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They give fresh milk and churning through the summer
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'S mar gheall ar bhólacht a phóstar mná
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And for stocks of kine sure, young maidens wed
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