Clannad - Ar A Ghabhail 'N A 'Chuain Damh

Lyrics :	English Translation :

Ar a ghabháil 'n a 'chuain damh	I walked down by the sea
'S mé bhí go huaibhreach	Right wearily
Tinn lag buartha im intinn	My heart, it was tormented
Bhi me feachaint uaim ar an speir aduaidh	From a northern sky the small clouds did fly
'S í éaló uaim 'na trealtai	And sorely I lamented

Ach faraoir géar géar	I'm sorry now I swear
'S mé an ceann gan chéill	That I didn't care
Níor ghlac mé comhairle mo mháithrin féin	To heed my mother's caution
'S gur dhúirt sí liom fríd chomrá ghrinn	She spoke to me fair saying don't venture there
Go Béal-Ath-hAmhnais 's ná triall ann	Don't go the road to Ballyhaunis

Ach ba mhón a thug mé grá	Yet dearly did I love
Do mo chailín bán	My fair-haired girl
An lá breá i gcúl an gharraí	In the garden that morning early
'S do bhéilín bláth mar chúr na trá	Your lips as tender as the foam on the ocean's rim
'S do ghruann chomh dearg leis na caorthainn	And cheeks like red haw-berries

Chuir mé lámh ar an chuan	I put my arm around your waist
'S bhí mo chroí lán gruaim	But my mind knew no ease
Ag ceiliúr caoin na n-éanlaith	Though the small birds sang so gaily
'S nach trua gan mise ag éaló leat	I wished we were going under white sails blowing
Faoi rópaí 's seoltaí seidte	Be it fair or stormy weather

Orú, a chuid 's a rún	My own heart's dear
Dá ngluaisfeá ar súil	If you'd come away
Go tír na long as Éirinn	To that land of ships from Ireland
Níl tuirse croí nó tinneas cinn	There's no heartache nor there's no pain
Nach leighisfí ann gan amhras	That wouldn't find a cure for certain

Nó ba tú mo rogha innui is inné	You are the one I've always loved
Agus coinnich agat féin ón bhás mé	So save me now from dying
Nó gan ghrásta Dé ní mhairfitdh mé	For without God's grace I'll never survive
Ar an tsráid seo i mBéal-Ath-hAmhnais	On this street in Ballyhaunis


	Ar A Ghabhail 'N A 'Chuain Damh

Credits :	n/a

Appears On :	Crann Ull

Language :	Gaeilge (Irish Gaelic)

Other Versions :	" Ar A Ghabhail Chun An Chuain Dom " on Maighread & Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill's album Idir An Dá Sholas " Béal Atha h-Amhnais " by Na Filí on the Gaelic Ireland compilation