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hBhí mise' s mo bhean bheag lá gabhá il a' bó thar Myself and my wife were walking the highway |
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' S oró grá mo chroí Is oro gra mo chree |
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Is cé chá sfaidh dú inn ach Gruagach an ó ir bhuí And whom should we meet but the Golden Haired Groogach |
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Cuach mo lon dubh buí Cooach mo Lon Du Bui |
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D' fhiafair sí domhsa an ' ní on domh an ó igbhean He asked me to say if my wife was my daughter |
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' S oró grá mo chroí Is oro gra mo chree |
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A' s dú irt mé fé in gurb í mo bhean phó sta í I answered him truly she was my life partner |
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Cuach mo lon dubh buí Cooach mo Lon Du Bui |
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d' Tabharfaidh tú domhsa choí che go deo í? Will you give her to me for life and for ever? |
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' S oró grá mo chroí Is oro gra mo chree |
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Muna ndé anfaidh tú sin liom dhé anfaidh mé' n có ir leat And if you refuse me I' m likely to harm you |
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Cuach mo lon dubh buí Cooach mo Lon Du Bui |
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Gabh thusa ' na mullaí ' gus mise ' na mó inte You go the highways and I' ll go go the byways |
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' S oró grá mo chroí Is oro gra mo chree |
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' S ca bith fear a leanfaidh sí bí odh sí go deo aige And whoever she follows can claim her for ever |
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Cuach mo lon dubh buí Cooach mo Lon Du Bui |
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Chuaigh seisean ' na mullaí ' gus mise ' na mó inte He went the highways and I went the byways |
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' S oró grá mo chroí Is oro gra mo chree |
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' Gus lean sí an Gruagach, b' aige a bhí ' n ó ige So she followed the Groogach as he was the younger |
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Cuach mo lon dubh buí Cooach mo Lon Du Bui |
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D' fhill mé ' na bhaile go buartha crá ite I returned to my home dejected and broken |
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' S oró grá mo chroí Is oro gra mo chree |
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' Gus shuigh mé sí os ar mo leabaidh trí rá ithe For three quarters I lay down alone and forlorn |
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Cuach mo lon dubh buí Cooach mo Lon Du Bui |
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D' fhan sí amuigh aige bliain is trí rá ithe She stayed with the Groogach for a year and three quarters |
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' S oró grá mo chroí Is oro gra mo chree |
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Agus thá inig sí ' na bhaile, mo Mhallaí gan ná ire And then she returned, a disgraced and shamed " molly" |
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Cuach mo lon dubh buí Cooach mo Lon Du Bui |
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A ghiolla adaí istigh caidé mar atá tú? Oh, servant in yonder how well are you feeling? |
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' S oró grá mo chroí Is oro gra mo chree |
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Mar is olc le mo charaid is maith liom mo ná mhaid In spite of my friends I still like my enemies |
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Cuach mo lon dubh buí Cooach mo Lon Du Bui |
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Caidé a dhé anfá dá bhfaighinnse bá s uait? What would you do if in death I should leave you? |
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' S oró grá mo chroí Is oro gra mo chree |
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Chuirfinn ort có nair dara na gcú ig gclá r With five oaken boards I' d make a coffin to suit you |
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Cuach mo lon dubh buí Cooach mo Lon Du Bui |
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Cuach inniu agus cuach amá rach A hug today and a hug tomorrow |
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' S oró grá mo chroí Is oro gra mo chree |
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' Gus cuach bheag eile achan lá go ceann rá ithe And another wee hug everday through the season |
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Cuach mo lon dubh buí Cooach mo Lon Du Bui |