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The Water Is Wide Aililiu Na Gamhna
Credits : Traditional; arranged by Denise Kelly & Órla Fallon
Appears On : The Water Is Wide
Language : Gaeilge (Irish Gaelic)
Other Versions : " Aililiú Na Gamhna " on Dervish's album Live In Palma
" Aililiú Na Gamhna " on Solas' album Sunny Spells And Scattered Showers

Lyrics : English Translation :
In iníon d'aoire mé féinig gan amhras I'm a herdsman's daughter sure enough
Do bhíodh ina cónaí cois taobh na Leamhna Who once lived down by the banks of the Laune
Bhí bothán agam féin ann is fuinneog i gceann de I had a cabin there a window in the gable
Fad a bhíodh an bainne ag téamh agam 'sea ghlaofainn ar na gamhna While I heated the milk I called in the calves
Curfá : Chorus :
Aililiú na gamhna, na gamhna bána Aililiú the calves, the pretty calves
Aililiú na gamhna, na gamhna b'iad a b'fhearr liom Aililiú the calves, I loved them the best
Aililiú na gamhna, na gamhna geala bána Aililiú the calves, the fine pretty calves
Na gamhna maidin shamhraidh ag damhsa ar na bánta Dancing in the meadow on a clear summer's morning
Faightear dom cana is faightear dom bhuarach Get me a can and get me a ladle
Is faightear dom soitheach ina gcuirfead mo chuid uachtair Get me a vessel to take all the cream
Ceolta sí na cruinne bheith á síorchur i m'chluasa The magic music of the world always around me
Ba bhinne liomsa géimneach na mbó ag teacht chun buaile But sweeter sounding still the cattle lowing to the parlor
(Curfá) (Chorus)
Rachaimid ar an aonach is ceannóimid gamhna Let us go to the fair and buy us some calves
Is cuirfimid ar féar iad amach ins na gleannta Put them to grass out above in the valleys
Íosfaidh siad an féar is barr an aitinn ghallda They'll eat all the grass and the tufts of the strange gorse
Is tiocfaidh siad abhaile chun an bhainne i gcóir an tSamhraidh And come home for the milk at the start of the summer
(Curfá 2x) (Chorus 2x)