An Bhean Udaídh Thall - Leagan a Dó (II)
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| (An Bhean) A bhean udaí thall, a shíogó Ag siubhal a' chladaigh, a hóró Nach truagh leat bean fá húire ceo 'Gus í dá báthadh i mBaile Leóil (An Cailín) Níl mo ghaol ionnat, a shíogó Nó mo pháirt, a hóró Is an uair nach bhfuil, fá húire ceo Bheirim cead snáimh duit i mBaile Leóil (An Bhean) Tabhair sgéala do m'athair, a shíogó Annsoir mo mháthair, a hóró 'S ar athair mo chlainne fá húire ceo Go bhfuil mise 'mo bháthadh i mBaile Leóil Tá leanbh beag agam, a shíogó 'Gus leanbh beag eile, a hóró Is leanbhán eile fá húire ceo I gcionn a thrí ráithe i mBaile Leóil Tiocfaidh mo athair, a shíogó 'Na chladaigh i mbárach, a hóró Gheobhaidh sé mise fá húire ceo 'Mo bhradán bhog bháidhte i mBaile Leóil Nach méanair do'n mhnaoi óig, a shíogó A thiocfas 'mo áit-se, a hóró Béidh seomraí bán' aici fá húire ceo Is fuinneógaí gloinne i mBaile Leóil --//-- (The Wife) That woman yonder, a shí ógó Is walking on the strand, oh no Have you no pity, a woman in her watery grave Who is drowning in Baile Leóil (The Young Girl) You�re not my relation, a shíogó Nor my friend, oh no The time has come, hasn�t it, beneath the watery grave That I took you to swim in Baile Leóil (The Wife) Take my farewell, a shí ógó Back to my mother, oh no And to the father of my children beneath a watery grave That I am drowning in Baile Leóil Oh, I have a small babe, a shí ógó And another small one, oh no And another babe will be in his watery grave Who is just three months old My father shall come, a shí ógó Down to the strand tomorrow, oh no He will find me beneath a watery grave And me bloated and drowned in Baile Leóil A fortune is in store for the young woman, a shí ógó Who will take my place, oh no And inherit bright rooms from the watery grave And windows of glass in Baile Leóil This page has been viewed 3611 times |
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