Clannad - Buachaill On Eirne

Lyrics :	English Translation :

Buachaill ón Éirneann	I am a boy from Ireland
Mé's bhéas faoi féin cailín deas óg	And I'd coax a nice young girl
Níarr fain bóspré léithe	I wouldn't ask for a dowry with her
Tá mé féin saibhir go leor	I'm rich enough myself
'S liom corcaigh 'á mhéid é	I own Cork, big as it is
Dhá thaobh a ghleanna 's Tir Roghain	Both sides of the glen and Tyrone
'S mur na thiaí mé	And if I don't change my ways
N' t-oidhr' ar Chonthae Mhaigeo	I'll be the heir for County Mayo

Buachaileacht bó, mo Leo	Cow herding, my Leo
Nar chleacht mise ariamh	I did not ever practice
Ach ag imirt 's ag 'ol	But playing and drinking
'Le hógmhná deasa fá shliabh	With new young women by the mountain
Má chaill mé mo stór	If I lost my wealth
Ní dó' gur chaill mo chiall	And I don't think I lost my sense
A's ní mó liom do phóg	And your kiss is no more to me
Ná 'n bhróg atá 'n caitheamh le bliain	Than a show worn for a year

A chuisle 's a stór	My love and treasure
Ná pós an sean duine liath	Don't marry the old gray man
Ach pós a' fein óg, mo Leo	But marry a young man, my Leo
Muir' maine sé ach bliain	Even though he lives but a year
Nó beidh tú go fóill	Or you'll still be
Gan ó nó mac os da chionn	Without a daughter or son above you
A shilleadh an deor tráthnóna	Crying in the afternoon
Nó 'n maidin go trom	Or in the morning hard


	Buachaill On Eirne

Credits :	Traditional; arranged by Clannad

Appears On :	Macalla ; Pastpresent

Language :	Gaeilge (Irish Gaelic)

Other Versions :	" Buachaill Ón Éirne " on Anúna's album Cynara " Buachaill Ón Eirne " on Reeltime's album Live It Up