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Adhraim mo leanbh beag tagth' ar an saol |
I worship you, my little child come on earth |
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Codail, a linbh, go sámh |
Sleep peacefully, my child |
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Adhraim a laige, a loime nocht faon |
I worship him, weak, naked and helpless |
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Codail, a linbh, go sámh |
Sleep peacefully, my child |
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Inis, a ghrá, liom, id' luí sa mhainséar |
Tell me, my love, as you lie in the manger |
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Inis cén fath dhuit bheith sínte san fhéar |
Tell me why you lay stretched in the straw |
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Is tú coimhde na ngrásta 'gus Íosa, Mac Dé |
You are a treasury of grace, and Jesus, Son of God |
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Codail, a linbh, go sámh |
Sleep peacefully, my child |
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Codail, a linbh, go sámh |
Sleep peacefully, my child |
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A Mhuire, a mhathair's a bhuime mhín tséimh |
Mary, my mother and gentle nurse |
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Codail, a linbh, go sámh |
Sleep peacefully, my child |
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Is mé coimhde na ngrásta 'gus Íosa, Mac Dé |
I am a treasury of grace, and Jesus, Son of God |
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Codail, a linbh, go sámh |
Sleep peacefully, my child |
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Ach go beo bocht a tháinig le mian ar an saol |
Desperately poor, I came with desire into this world |
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Chun deoraithe fánacha a shaoradh ón éag |
To save wandering exiles from death |
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Is nuair 'chrochfar in airde mé claonfaid chugam féin |
And when I am suspended on high they will lean towards me |
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Codail, a linbh, go sámh |
Sleep peacefully, my child |
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Codail, a linbh, go sámh |
Sleep peacefully, my child |
