CISTe-ceoil

ONE DAY FOR RECREATION
One day for recreation,
Is gan éinne beo im' chuideachta,
I spied a charming fair maid
'Na haonar is í i siopa istigh.
She was singing like an angel,
'S mé ag éisteacht lena binneghuth,
I whispered soft and aisy
'S é dúirt sí stad den radaireacht.
Ní héinne mar do thuigis mé,
I fear you are a réice
'S ná taobhaigh a thuille mé.
Indeed I am no réice
No straeire bhréagfadh bruinneall seal.
I'm a pupil of Jack Lahey's
Sí 'n áit a gcónaím Mucaros.
Curfá
Curfá:
'S anonn 's anall, a Mháirín
Do mhálaí 's do bheilteanna
'S a bhean na stocaí mbána
Ba bhreá liom bheith ag iomaidh leat
(Faoi dhó).
Her amber locks most nately
Go dréimreach ag titim léi,
Adown her back and waist
'S gur phreab mo chroí le taitneamh di.
I axed was she the fair one
An bandia úd bhí ag Iúpatar
Or the brightsome vestal deity
Chaith tréimhse seal in Ifreann.
Curfá
She answered mé most daintily
I axed her who her father was
Sé dúirt sí liom "an ministéir"
I knew I stood in danger
'S gur bhaolach dom dá bhfeicfí sinn.
If I had you in a nate grove
Idir Claodach is Mucaros
Your sparkling eyes do tase mé
Trí lár mo chroí tá taitneamh duit.
Curfá
Her syllables so charming —
'S gur bhreá liom bheith 'na cuideachta,
'S gur bhinne liom ná 'n chláirseach
Gach ardphort dá seinneadh sí.
You'll get my stock and farm
Má théann tú liom go Mucaros,
And then she sang most charming :
"A ghrá geal I'm fond of you."
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