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Ag fágáil Chonamara dhom |
As I was leaving Connemara |
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Bhí ceo ar shlaibh ó thuaidh |
The fog lay on the mountains to the north |
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An ceo a bhí ar mo chroí |
The could that was on my heart |
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Níor ghlan sé dhíom go fóill |
Has not lifted since |
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Le haer an tsaoil a d'imigh mé |
The joys of the world attracted me |
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Is chonaic mé go leor |
To travel far and wide |
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Is bhí tonnta Chonamara |
But the waves of Connemara |
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Ag dul idir mé 'gus tú |
Left a wake between you and me |
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Cheap mise a stór go bhfillinn ort |
I meant, my love, to return to you |
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Ach féach nach raibh sé i ndán |
Although it was not to be |
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Mar líon an ghaoth na seolta |
Because the wind filled the sails |
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Is thug sí mé ar fán |
And took me far away |
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Bhí an long umhal don fharraige |
The ship was faithful to the sea |
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Is sheol sí léi thar cionn |
And smoothly sailed away |
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Is bhí tonnta Chonamara |
While the waves of Connemara |
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Ag dul idir mé 'gus tú |
Left a wake between you and me |
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Má théann tú síos cois toinne |
If you go down to the rocky shore |
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I gCladhnach glas ó thuaidh |
To Cladhnach village beyond the sea |
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Ag tobar cois na farraige |
To draw water from the well |
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Nach bhfuil rófhada ón mbruach |
Close by the seashore |
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Breathnóidh tú ó dheas uait |
You will look south, I'm sure |
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Ar na longa i bhfad ar gcúl |
At the ships so far away |
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Is beidh tonnta Chonamara |
While the waves of Connemara |
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Ag dul idir mé 'gus tú |
Roll between you and me |
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Má chloiseann tusa glaoch thar toinn |
If you hear a call from over the sea |
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San oíche nó sa lá |
At daytime or at night |
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Ar chapall bán a thoicfas mé |
On a white horse I will be |
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Ní bheidh an dara húistéar ann |
There to take you away |
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Má éalaíonn tú in éindí liom |
If you run away with me |
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Go dtí an t-oileán álainn ard |
To the beautiful noble isle |
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Is beidh tonnta Chonamara |
And the waves of Connemara |
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Ag ceiliúradh ár ngrá |
Will celebrate our love |
