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English Translation
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Nuair a bhí mise óg
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When I was young
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Ó ba dheas is ba dóighiúil
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And good to look at
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A' scafaire stócaigh mé
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I was pleasant
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'Súil' na mban óg
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To the eyes of the young girls
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Bhínn á mealladh 's á bpógadh
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I tricked them and I kissed them
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Is shiúlainn a' rod leo
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And I went with them along the street
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'S bhínn carthanach cóir leo
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I was friendly and good with them
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Gan mhairg gan bhrón
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And nothing disturbed me
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Bhíodh rosca gach bruinnil'
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The eyes of the girls
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A' lasadh le loinnir
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Shined with pleasure
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'S gach dealramh níos glinne
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They were all enchanted
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Le lúcháire romham
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In my presence
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'S mo ghuthsa gur bhinne leo
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When we got together, my voice
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'Chluinstin sa chruinniú
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Was the most pleasing to them
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Ná'n píobaire 'seinm
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Than the flute that sounded
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Ó mhaidin go neoin
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From the morning until midday
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Och, och, ar a' lá sin
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Oh, oh that day on which
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Murab é bhain a' bláth domh
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The flower of my life ended
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'S é d'fhág mé mar 'tá mé
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Leaving me behind
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'Mo chréatúr gan dóigh
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A disaster unfit to be seen
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'S é chloígh mé 's é chráigh mé
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All the torments
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Gur chaolaigh mo chnámha
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Have worn away my bones
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'S d'fhág meath mar ar mo shláinte
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And my health has worsened
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Nach leigheastar go deo
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So much that there is no cure
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'S iomaí bean álainn
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Many beautiful women
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Ó Chorcaigh go Málainn
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From Cork to Malin Head
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A chaith seal ar láimh liom
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Kept me company
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Mo chreach is mo léan
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For good or for bad
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'S mé 'g imeacht gan ábhar
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And I abandoned them
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Arís is á bhfágail
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Without motive
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Go cloíte lag cráite
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Leaving them depressed
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Faoi leatrom leo féin
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And devastated without me
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Thit mallacht gach duine acu
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All of their curses
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'Bhfiormhullaigh 'n chinn orm
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Fell down upon my head
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D'imigh mo bhláth
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I lost my good appearance
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'S níor fhan ribe ar mo mhaol
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And my hair fell out
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Ach mo sheanbhlagad feannta
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Now my bald head
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Le síon is le haimsir
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Suffers the inclemency of the weather
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'Mo chréatúr a' drandán
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While I complain and grumble
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Fé bhuaireamh a' tsaoil
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About the sorrows of the world
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Ach anois iarraim pardún
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But now I ask forgiveness
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Go léir ar na staidmhná
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From all these good women
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'Bhí cineálta cairdiúil liom
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Who gave me kindness
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Lá breá den tsaol
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And hospitality in their turn
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Ná táthar a' rá liom
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Well, as they say
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Gur damnaithe 'tá me
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I am surely damned
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'S nach dual domh go brách fáil
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And I won't be able to see
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Go Flaitheas na Naomh
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Heaven or its Saints
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Ach an n-aidimse 'Dhia
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But I realize, my God
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Go mb'fhearr liom go síoraí
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That I'd prefer to be forever
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'Bheith 'n Ifreann na bPian
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Among the pains of Hell
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I measc cairde mo chléibh
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Alongside my friends
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Ná bheith 'bhFlaithis in airde
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Before being in Heaven
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'Measc túitní cráifeach'
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Among so many pious louts
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Nach dtuigfeadh a' cás
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Incapable of understanding
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A d'fhág mise faoi léan
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What motivated my fall
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Och, och, ar a' lá sin
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Oh, oh that day on which
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Murab é bhain a' bláth domh
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The flower of my life ended
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'S é d'fhág mé mar 'tá mé
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Leaving me behind
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'Mo chréatúr gan dóigh
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A disaster unfit to be seen
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'S é chloígh mé 's é chráigh mé
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All the torments
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Gur chaolaigh mo chnámha
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Have worn away my bones
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'S d'fhág meath mar ar mo shláinte
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And my health has worsened
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Nach leigheastar go deo
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So much that there is no cure
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