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Clannad 2 Coinleach Ghlas An Fhómair
   
Credits: Traditional; arranged by Clannad
   
Appears On: Clannad 2; Magical Ring; Pastpresent
   
Language: Gaeilge (Irish Gaelic)
   

Lyrics: English Translation:
   
Ar chonnlaigh ghlais an fhoghmhair On the green stubble-fields of autumn
A stóirín gur dhearc mé uaim I saw you, my sweetheart
Ba deas do chos i mbróig Nice were your feet in shoes
'Sba ró-dheas do leagan siubhail And wonderful your nimble gait
Do ghruaidh ar dhath na rósaí Your hair the color of roses
'Sdo chúirníní bhí fighte dlúith And your ringlets tightly plaited
Monuar gan sinn 'ár bpósadh Alas that we're not married
Nó'r bórd luinge 'triall 'un siubhail Or on board ship sailing away
   
Tá buachaillí na h-áite seo The boys around here are
A' gartha 'gus ag éirghe teann Complaining and getting fired up
Is lucht na gcochán árd And the ones with the high-piled hair
A' deánamh fáruis do mo chailín donn Are making homes for my brown-haired girl
Dá ngluaiseadh Rí na Spáinne If the King of Spain would
Thar sáile 's a shlóighte cruinn Go abroad with his assembled men
Bhrúighfinn féar is fásach I would trample pasture and wilderness
'S bhéinn ar láimh le mo chailín donn And I would be with my brown-haired girl
   
Ceannacht buaibh ar aontaigh' If only my brown-haired girl and I
Dá mbínn agus mo chailín donn Were buying cows at the fair
Gluais is tar a chéad-searc Go and come first love
Nó go dtéidh muid thar Ghaoth-Bearra 'nonn Until we go over to Gaoth-Bearra
Go sgartar ó n-a chéile Even if the tops of the branches were parted
Bárr na gcraobh 's an eala ón tuinn And the swan were separated from the waves
Ní sgarfar sin ó chéile That would not separate us
'S níl ach baois díbh á chur 'n mur gcionn And those who go against us are foolish