Maighread Ni Dhomhnaill: An Cailin Gaelach

B'ite liom fin 'bheith ar thaobh mhala shlibhe
Agus cailn gaelach a bheith 'mo chomhair
Bheinn a bragadh is a' teannadh lithe
Agus dar liom fin, a rn, gur dheas ar ndóigh

Ag ir domh fin ar maidin an lae ghil
Is m gabhail f'n choill chraobhaigh is m seoladh bó
Tharlaigh domh an spirbhean 'na su ar an lana
Bh a fallaing lithi, is ln de ghnó

D'fhiafraigh m dthe go ciin is go ceill
"An nglacfaidh t pg uaim, a stór mo chro?"
D'oscail s a biln 'gus labhair s Bearla
'S dirt s, "Pray sir, and let me be"

Is nach maith an air ar na buaibh bheith sant
Agus bheinnse da seoladh amuigh sa l
Im agus bainne is iad, ar theacht an tSamhraidh
Is mar gheall ar bhólacht a phóstar mn
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==English translation==
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I would love to be on the mountainside
And to be wed to an Irish girl
I would cajole and hug her
And I think it would always be nice of course

Upon rising at the dawn of a bright day
And going to the thick woods to drive the cows
I met a beautiful girl sitting on the green grass
And her mantle full of nuts

I asked her softly and respectfully
"Will you take a kiss from me, my own true love?"
She opened her little mouth and she spoke English
She said, "Pray sir, and let me be"

Don't the cows deserve to be appreciated
And I could be driving them on through the day
From them comes butter and milk through the summer
And it's because of the cows that maidens marry