Relativity - Gile Mear


	Gile Mear

Credits :	Traditional; lyrics by Seán Clárach Mac Domhnaill; arranged by Mícheál Ó Domhnaill

Appears On :	Relativity ; Gaelic Voices (compilation)

Language :	Gaeilge (Irish Gaelic)

Other Versions :	" Mo Ghile Mear " on Mary Black's album Collected " Mo Ghile Mear " on the Celtic Woman: A New Journey soundtrack " An Gille Mear " on Cliar's album Grinn Grinn

Lyrics :	English Translation :

Seal go rabhas im' mhaighdean shéimh	For a while I was a gentle maiden
Anois im bhaintreach chaite thréith	And now a spent worn-out widow
Mo chéile a' treabhadh na dtonn go tréan	My spouse ploughing the waves strongly
De bharr na gcnoc 's in imigéin	Over the hills and far away

Curfá :	Chorus :
'Sé mo laoch mo ghile mear	He is my hero, my dashing darling
'Sé mo Shaesar gile mear	He is my Caesar, dashing darling
Suan ná séan ní bhfuaireas féin	I've had no rest from forebodings
Ó luadh i gcéin mo ghile mear	Since he went far away, my darling

Ní labhrann cuach go suairc ar nóin	The cuckoo sings not pleasantly at noon
Is níl guth gadhair i gcoillte cnó	And the sound of hounds is not heard in nut-filled woods
Ná maidin shamhraidh i gcleanntaibh ceoigh	Nor summer morning in misty glen
Ó d'imthigh uaim an buachaill beó	Since he went away from me, my lively boy

(Curfá)	(Chorus)

Marcach uasal uaibhreach óg	Noble, proud young horseman
Gas gan gruaim is suairce snódh	Warrior unsaddened, of most pleasant countenace
Glac is luaimneach, luath i ngleo	A swift-moving hand, quick in a fight
Ag teascadh an tslua 's ag tuargain treon	Slaying the enemy and smiting the strong

(Curfá)	(Chorus)

Seinntear stair ar chlairsigh cheoil	Let a strain be played on musical harps
'S líontair táinte cárt ar bord	And let many quarts be filled
Le hinntinn ard gan chaim, gan cheó	With high spirit without fault or mist
Chun saoghal is sláinte d' fhagháil dom leómhan	For life and health to toast my lion

Ghile mear 'sa seal faoi chumha	Dashing darling for a while under sorrow
'S Eire go léir faoi chlócaibh dubha	And all Ireland under black cloaks
Suan ná séan ní bhfuaireas féin	Rest or pleasure I did not get
Ó luaidh i gcéin mo ghile mear	Since he went far away, my dashing darling

(Curfá 2x)	(Chorus 2x)