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English Translation
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Chuaigh mé 'na Rosann ar cuairt
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I went on a visit to the roses
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Gur bhreathnaigh me uaim an speir
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And looked towards the sky
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Is thart fá na holeain ó thuaidh
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And around the northern islands
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Mar eiht agus cu 'na diaidh
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Like a deer being followed by a dog
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Se dearfadh gach duine fan chuan
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Everyone at the bay would say
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O tharla mé nuas fán cheidh
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On seeing me down by the quay
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"Nach maith a aithnim ar do ghruaim
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"I can see clearly by your sadness
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Gur fear thú 'bhfuil an toir 'na dhiaidh"
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That you are a man being chased"
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Casadh dom an ainnir dheas óg
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I met a beautiful young woman
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Ach má casadh 'si a labhair go géar
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But she spoke sharply
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"Más fear thú a bhaineas do mhnaio óig
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"If you are a man who is engaged to a young woman
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Cha mholaim ró-mhór do thrade
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I do not praise your trade
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Chonaic mé fear ar thir mór
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I saw a man on the mainland
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Is e ag siul gan bhróg inné
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Walking without shoes yesterday
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Is dóigh liom gur thusa an fear óg
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I think you are the young man
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Is go bhfuil ort an tóir 'do dhaigh"
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That you are being chased"
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Thit muid a dtuirse is i mbrón
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We became tired and sad
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Is d'fhiafraigh mé den óigbhean chaoin
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And I asked the gentle woman
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"Cá bhfuigheas muid gloine le h-ól
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"Where will we get a drink
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A thógfadh an brón dar gcroi?"
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That would lift the sadness from our hearts?"
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"Ta teach beag ar leath-taobh an ród
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"There is a little house by the road
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Is coinnionn sé i gcónaí braon
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And they always keep a drop
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Gabh thusa, agus buail at an mbord
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Go and knock on the table
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Is ní dhíolfaidh do phócaí a'n phingin"
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And you will not pay a penny"
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Cha rabh mise i bhfad ag gabháil cheoil
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I wasn't long making music
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Gur chruinnigh go leor 'un toigh
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Before many came to the house
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Achan fhear is a ghloine ina dhom
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Everyman with a glass in his hand
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Le comhmóradh a thabhairt don dis
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To congratulate the couple
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Bhi biotáilte fairsing go leor
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Spirits were widely available
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Cha rabh beagán á ól sa tir
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There was much drinking
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Is dá dtarraingeoinnse gálun Uí Dhomhnaill
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And if I pulled O'Donnell's gallon
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B'fhurst' mo scor a dhrol
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My score would easily be settled
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Tharla mé isteach i dtoigh-an-óil
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I happened to go into the pub
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Agus b'fhaiteach go lear mé le suí
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And I was nervous to sit down
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Ar eagla go dtiochfadh an tóir
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In case the chase would come
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Is go mbainfi an óighean diom
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And the young woman would be taken from me
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Nuair a fuair muid gach ni mar ba chóir
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When we found everything was as it should be
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Agus mheas me gur chóir dom sui
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And I thought I should sit down
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Sé duirt si "Bi thusa ag gabháil cheoil
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She said, "Make music
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Is ní dhíolfaidh do phócaí a'n phingin"
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And you will not pay a penny"
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Nuair a lig muid dúinn tuirse le brón
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When we relieved our tiredness with sadness
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Sé d'fhiafraigh an óigbhean diom
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The young woman asked me
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"Cá mbionn tú 'do chónaí sa lá
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"Where do you live during the day
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Nuair nach gcoinnionn tú cró doit féin?"
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When you do not have a house of your own?"
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"Bimse seal 'dtoigh-an-óil
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"I spend some time in the pub
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Cha deanaimse lón den phingin
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I do not place importance on money
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An méid ud a shaothraim sa lá
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The amount I earn during the day
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A chaitheamh le spórt san oiche"
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I spend on enjoyment at night"
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