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Island Angel An Mhaighdean Mhara
Credits : Traditional; arranged by Altan
Appears On : Island Angel ; The Best Of Altan
Language : Gaeilge (Irish Gaelic)
Other Versions : " The Mermaid " on Anúna's album Omnis
" An Mhaighdean Mara " on Clannad's album Clannad
" An Mhaighdean Mhara " on Órla Fallon's album The Water Is Wide

Lyrics : English Translation :
Is cosúil gur mheath tú nó gur thréig tú an greann You seem to be pining and forsaking the fun
Tá an sneachta go freasach fá bhéal na mbeann' The snowdrifts are heavy by the fords in the burn
Do chúl buí daite is do bhéilín sámh Your bright golden tresses and smile gentle and mild
Siúd chugaibh Mary Chinidh 's í 'ndiaidh an Éirne 'shnámh I give you Mary Kinney who has swum the ocean wide
A mháithrín mhilis duirt Máire Bhán "Darling mother," cries Máire Bhán
Fá bhruach an chladaigh 's fá bhéal na trá From the banks of the ocean and down by the tide
Maighdean mhara mo mhaithrín ard "Mermaid, my mother, my pride"
Siúd chugaibh Mary Chinidh 's í 'ndiaidh an Éirne 'shnámh I give you Mary Kinney who has swum the ocean wide
Tá mise tuirseach agus beidh go lá I'm tired and weary and will be 'til dawn
Mo Mháire bhroinngheal 's mo Phádraig bán For my darling Mary and my Pádraid bán
Ar bharr na dtonna 's fá bhéal na trá As I ride on the billows and drift with the tide
Siúd chugaibh Mary Chinidh 's í 'ndiaidh an Éirne 'shnámh I give you Mary Kinney who has swum the ocean wide