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'Rí na cruinne gan mé 's tú i n-Iorras
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King of the universe, that we're not in Iorras
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Nó thiar in Inis Dhún Rámha
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Or over in Inis Dhún Rámha
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Ar Bhruach na Finne le taobh na tuinne
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On the banks of the Finn, close by the waves
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Ag Féachaint loingis thar sáile
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Watching big ships go sailing the ocean
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Dá mhéid ár dtuirse 's gan aoineach againn
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Though weary and tired with no one to cheer us
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Ach geag an duilliúr ár sábhail
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But the leafy branches to shade us
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'Sé deirfeadh gach duine gur lách ár n-imeacht
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And people would fondly compare our going
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Mar d'éalaigh Diarmuid le Gráinne
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To the elopment of Diarmad and Gráinne
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Aréir go bhfaca mé féin in m'aisling
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Last night she appeared to me in my dreaming
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Mar bheadh sí ar bhácan mo láimhe
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Like I held her in the fold of my arm
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'N spéirbhean mhaiseach mar aon-bhrat sneachta
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This maiden so comely like a blanket of snow
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Dá mbíodh gan caisgairt a dhéanamh
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If it were to refrain from thawing
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Taobh na macnaidhe da mbíodh in m'aice
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Pride of mankind were she by my side
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Mar chéile leála gan airnéis
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As bed-pal without any dowry
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S' é béilín meala a leigheasadh mo ghalar
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Her honey-sweet lips would sure my affliction
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'S a bhéarfadh mó cholann 'un sláinte
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And ensure my sick body's recovery
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Dá mbínn mo bharrún ní dhéanfainn dabhar
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If I were a baron, I wouldn't be craving
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Ar spré bó capall nó caorach
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For horses or kine as a dowry
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Dá bhfaghainn-sé 'n ainnir 'na suí le m'aice
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If I had this maiden to sit down beside me
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Nó í 'na seasamh go h-aerach
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Or stand there so stately and cheery
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Tá gné ar a craiceann míl' uair níos taithmhaigh
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The sheen in her skin is far more endearing
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Ná írigh mhaiseach na gréine
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Than the rays of the sun at the dawning
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'S ní breag a chanaim ach is fíor a n-abraim
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It's no lie to relate, but the truth here I state
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Gurab í thug mais' ar gach maighdean
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That she is the fairest of maidens
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