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English Translation
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Lá aoibhinn gan bhuaidhreadh 's gan mhearaigh
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One beautiful day without worry
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'S mé ag ardú 'mach Mallaí Chroich Shlí
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As I climbed up the slopes of Croch Shlí
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Faoi imeall na neallta go bhfaca mé
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'Neath the clouds on the skyline before me
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An spéirbhean ag gabhail tharam ins a tslí
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This fair maiden I did see pass by
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Thug sí dealramh breá aerach 'bhí dathúil
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She reflected a radiance of beauty
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Ar dhá thaobh a' ghleanna ar gach taobh
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That enchanted the glen on both sides
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Is mo cheadfaí gur' réad sí chun seachrán
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My senses she shattered completely
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'S d'fhág sí tréan smacht ar m'aigne faraor
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Alas, her charms overpowered my mind
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Tá mo chuidiú-sa a laghdú fá bhaile
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My help around home is decreasing
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Níl capall, níl caora 's níl maoin
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No horses, no sheep and no kind
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Níl géimneach fá shléibhte Loch Bearraigh
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There's no loving of kine by Loch Bearra
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Le pléisiúr a chuir ormsa mar bhí
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To give me the pleasures I mind
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Ó d'imigh an spéirbhean bhí dathúil
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Since this beautiful maiden departed
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A dtug mé spéis dí 's nach bhfanann liomsa chóich'
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Taht I fancied, but won't stay with me
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Le m'éifeacht ní fhéad mise 'mealladh
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My best efforts could not entice her
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Fá 'críonnacht a chuir pian in mo chroí
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And her wisdom has grieved my heart sore
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