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English Translation
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Trathnóna aréir 's mé ag teacht liom féin
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Last night as I traveled alone
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'S mé ag déanamh ar éadan Loch na Naomh
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Coming towards Loch na Naomh
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'Sí mo ghruaig go léir a sheas go tréan
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All my hair stood on end
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Ar eagla géar is gan fios cé' faoi
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From great fright without knowing why
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Las na réalta a bhí ar na spéartha
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The stars of the skies lit up
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'Gus fuair mé léargas beag ar mhnaoi
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And I could see the woman
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Ach liún sí mo thaobh le saighead glan géar
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But she pierced my side with a clean, sharp arrow
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Agus d'fhág sí léas dubh i lár mo chroí
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And left a black bruise in the center of my heart
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Tháinig smaointí beag' trí m'intinn
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Some thoughts crossed my mind
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A' beannú arís don ógbhean bhreá
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As I greeted again this beauty
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'S gan fios cén draíocht a chas i mo líon í
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Wondering what magic powers directed her to me
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An tráth úd d'oíche 's mé in uaigneas ann
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At the dead of night in that eerie place
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"Ó, teann liom aníos is dearc go grinn mé
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"Come up and look well at me
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Is mise an aoileann óg ón nGréig
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I am the young fair maid from Greece
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Ach grá mo chroí go ló is go oíche
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You are the love of my heart from day until night
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Guth do chinn is meabhair do bhéil"
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Your voice and the brilliant utterances of your mouth"
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"A óigbheann mhúinte, ná buail fúmsa
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"Courteous young woman, don't confront me
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Dearc mo shnua nach bhfuil mé slán
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Just look at me and see that I am not well
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Mar tá mé crosta, smútach, gruamach
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For I am troubled, cross and gloomy
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Is páirt gan stuaim ar easpa baill"
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Part of my deformity is that I am without limbs"
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"Ná ceap is ná síl ga gcuirfidh tú díot mé
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"Don't think for a minute you will get rid of me so easy
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Is a liachtaí mac rí chuir mé 'un báis
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For it's many a king's son that I put to death
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Ó fuair mé scéala ar fheabhas do mhéin bhreá
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Now that I have discovered how good-looking you are
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Shiúlfainn Éirinn le fonn tú a fháil"
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I would travel the length of Ireland to be with you"
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