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Peigin Mo Chroi |
| Credits : | Traditional; arranged by Dervish |
| Appears On : | Playing With Fire ; Live In Palma |
| Language : | Gaeilge (Irish Gaelic) |
| Other Versions : | " Peigín's Peadar " on Téada's album Téada |
| Lyrics : | English Translation : |
| A Pheigin mo chara is a Pheigin mo chroi | Peigin, my friend, and Peigin, my heart |
| Ce he an fear fada ud timpeall an ti | Who is that tall man __? |
| O ho o hi ho ha | O ho o hi ho ha |
| O hi ho, a Pheigin mo chroi | O hi ho, oh Peigin, my heart |
| A Pheadar mo chara is a Pheadar mo chroi | Peadar, my friend, and Peadar, my heart |
| Sin e do mhaicin nach bhfaca tu riamh | That is your baby whom you never saw |
| O ho o hi ho ha | O ho o hi ho ha |
| O hi ho, a Pheadar mo chroi | O hi ho, oh Peadar, my heart |
| Shuil mise thoir agus shuil mise thiar | I walked east and I walked west |
| Is feasog ar leanbh ni fhaca me riamh | But a beard on a baby I have never before seen |
| O ho o hi ho ha | O ho o hi ho ha |
| O hi ho, a Pheigin mo chroi | O hi ho, oh Peigin, my heart |
| A Pheadar mo chara is a Pheadar mo chroi | Peadar, my friend, and Peadar, my heart |
| Eirigh do sheasamh 'gus reitigh greim bia | Rise up now and prepare some food |
| O ho a Pheadar mo chroi | Oh ho Peadar, my heart |
| A Pheigin mo chara is a Pheigin mo chroi | Peigin, my friend, and Peigin, my heart |
| Nil ins an teach ach aon greim mine bui | I have not a grain of yellow meal in the house |
| O ho o hi ho ha | O ho o hi ho ha |
| O hi ho, a Pheigin mo chroi | O hi ho, oh Peigin, my heart |
| A Pheadar mo chara is a Pheadar mo chroi | Peadar, my friend, and Peadar, my heart |
| In iochtar mo mhala ta caca mine bui | In the bottom of my bag there is a yellow meal cake |
| O ho a Pheadar mo chroi | Oh ho Peadar, my heart |
| A Pheigin mo chara is a Pheigin mo chroi | Peigin, my friend, and Peigin, my heart |
| Ta an caca seo ro fada nil in aon chaoi bui | This cake you have is full of golden guineas |
| O ho o hi ho ha | O ho o hi ho ha |
| O hi ho, a Pheigin mo chroi | O hi ho, oh Peigin, my heart |
| 'S a Pheadar mo chara, suifimis sios | Peadar, my friend, we will sit down |
| Na fagfas an baile chomh 's mhairfeas me riamh | I'll never leave home again for as long as I live |
| O ho a Pheadar mo chroi | Oh ho Peadar, my heart |
| A Pheigin mo chara is a Pheigin mo chroi | Peigin, my friend, and Peigin, my heart |
| Ce he an fear fada timpeall an ti | Who is that tall man __? |
| O ho o hi ho ha | O ho o hi ho ha |
| O hi ho, a Pheigin | O hi ho, oh Peigin |
| O ho o hi ho ha | O ho o hi ho ha |
| O hi ho, a Pheigin | O hi ho, oh Peigin |
| O ho o hi ho ha | O ho o hi ho ha |
| O hi ho, a ghra geal mo chroi | O hi ho, oh bright love of my heart |