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Th
íos cois na tr
á domh, in ndoimhneacht na h-o
íche
An saol mhor ina gcodhladh, 's mise liom f
éin
Na h-éanacha mara ag scairtigh go l
éanmhar
Cos
úil le h-anamnacha bochta i bp
éin.
Ioml
án geala
í 's ioml
án rabharta
Aoibhneas 's ci
úineas, 's áilleacht sa domhain
Cr
ón
án na fairrige ag dul siar ar mo chluasa
Bog-cheol an uisce ag sileadh san abhainn.
Istigh ar na h-inse
áin t
á sean-reilig bheannaithe
An áit inar mhaireadh naoimh san aimsir fad
óTá daoine istigh ann ag chaith seal go h-aerach
Ní shi
úlfaidh siad thar f
án chladaigh n
íos m
ó.
Bhuail uaigneas m'int
ínn 's m
é ag amharc ar an reilig'S m
é ag meadhradh ar dhaoine istigh ann ina lu
í
Fir a's mn
á óga, seandaoine 's p
áist
í
Muintir mo mhuintir 's cairde mo chro
í.Tá na coiligh ag glaoch 's na r
éalta ag b
án
úTá an ghealach ina lu
í 's n
í fada go l
á
Sl
án agat anois a shean-reilig bheannaithe'S na daoine a shi
úlfadh liom s
íos cois na tr
á.
English Translation From Jason Carns
Down by the beach, in the deep of night
The big world is sleeping and I am alone
The sea-birds are calling sorrowfully
Like poor souls in pain
Total purity and total abundance (?)
Bliss and calmness and beauty in the world
The murmur of the sea going into my ears
The soft song of the water flowing in the river.
Above on the headland* there is a blessed old cemetery
The place in which saints lived in times long ago
There are people within spending a while carefree
The will not walk round on the shore any more.
Loneliness strikes my spirits as I look at the cemetery
And I'm thinking about the people in there sleeping
Men and young women, old people and children
People of my people and friends of my heart.
The cocks are crowing and the stars are fading
The moon is setting and it's not long until day
Goodbye now blessed old cemetery
And to the people who walked with me down by the beach.(
Above...)* A rough translation. Couldn't find the word "inse
áin", but thinkit means something like this.by: Traditionalfrom: "
Clannad"
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