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Mo Chailín Donn |
| Credits : | Brian Ó hEadhra; arranged by Brian Ó hEadhra, Aimée Leonard, Treasa Harkin & Neil Davey |
| Appears On : | Riptide |
| Language : | Gaeilge (Irish Gaelic) |
| Lyrics : | English Translation : |
| Ag meán oíche gabhaim siar don aill | At midnight I go to the cliffs |
| Ag lorg mo ghrá atá caillte | Searching for my lost one |
| Suím ar an charraig ag impí uirthi | Sitting by the rocks and pleading |
| Filleadh arais chugam ag baile | For her to return home to me |
| Curfá : | Chorus : |
| Ó, mo chailín donn | Oh my brown-haired girl |
| Mo ghrá geal is mo chroí | Bright love of my heart |
| Fill arais go luath | Come back soon |
| Is bí liom arís | And be with me again |
| Is fada í ar shiúl uaim | It's a long time since she left |
| Mo leanbh is mo stór aici | With my child and my wealth |
| Is trua gur cheil mé mo ghrá ort | It is a pity I hid my love from her |
| Mo chailín i bhfad ó mo thigh | The one who is far from me |
| (Curfá) | (Chorus) |
| Anios táim ag dul in aois | Now I'm getting on in years |
| Im' shui cois teallaigh liom féin | Sitting alone by the hearth |
| Ag smaoincamh ar 'n am atá thart | Thinking of the days that I spent |
| A chaitheas lem chailín donn | With my brown-haired girl |
| Ó, mo chailín donn | Oh my brown-haired girl |
| Mo ghrá geal is mo chroí | Bright love of my heart |
| Fill arais go luath | Come back soon |
| Is bí liom | And be with me |
| (Curfá) | (Chorus) |