Aoife Ní Fhearraigh - Níl Sé 'Na Lá


	Níl Sé 'Na Lá

Credits :	Traditional; arranged by Aoife Ní Fhearraigh, Máire Brennan & Denis Woods

Appears On :	Aoife

Language :	Gaeilge (Irish Gaelic)

Other Versions :	" Nil Sé Ina La " on Clannad's album Clannad " Níl Sé Ina Lá " on Maighread & Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill's album Idir An Dá Sholas " 'Til The Sun Comes Up " on Katie McMahon's album After The Morning " Níl Na Lá " on Solas' album Solas

Lyrics :	English Translation :

Níl aon phort dá chuala mé ar phíob	I've never heard a pipe tune
Ó tháinig mé i méadaíocht linbh	Since my childhood
Nach raibh liom ar bharr mo bhéil	That I didn't learn and play
Isteach i sliabh 's ag gabháil 'n bhaile	Going home by the mountain road

Curfá :	Chorus (after each verse) :
Níl sé 'na lá nó 'na lá	It is not day, it is not day yet
Níl sé 'na lá nó 'na mhaidin	It is not yet day, nor has it dawned
Níl sé 'na lá 's ní bheidh go fóill	It is not day yet, and it's aways off
Na níl sé ach uair ó d'éirigh an ghealach	The moon only came out an hour ago

Seo na mugaí, seo na jugaí	Here are the glasses, here are the jugs
Seo an áit a bhfuil an leann	Here runs the beer
'S muna bhfuil an t-airgead in do phócaí	And if you don't carry money in your pocket
Buail a' bóthar 's gabh 'n bhaile	You can go home now

Éirigh do shuí a fhear an tí	Man of the house, arise
Is ná bíodh gruaim in do mhalaí	And stop grumbling
Líon domsa cárta dí	Serve me a pint
'S gheobhaidh tú'n díolaíocht faoi mhaidin	For which I'll pay you in the morning

Chuir mé féin mo lámh in mo phóca	I put my hand deep in my pocket
'S tharraing mé anois mo chorrán garbh	And I took out my change purse
'S é dúirt sí liom suigh síos ag bord	The landlady said to me
Is gheobhaidh tú'n cárta go dtí'n galún	Sit down and I'll bring you a gallon

Tá na caoirigh ag ithe'n fhéir	The sheep eat the grass
Is tá na huain ag ól an bhainne	And lambs drink milk
Tá mo bhean féin ar fud na tír'	My wife is on her feet again
Is mithid domh éirí is gabháil 'na bhaile	I'd better get up and go home