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Arranged by Lasairfhíona Ní Chonaola. It appears on her debut album An Raicín Álainn, released in 2002.
Agus bhí mise oíche Faoi Fhéile Bríde Ag tórramh thíos Is sa gCaisleán Gearr Is ann a dhearc mé an aoileann A dtug mé gnaoi dhi Mar bhí sí aoibhinn Deas aerach ciúin
Ó sí go cinnte A mharaigh m'intinn Agus leá na bhFiann Ní leigheasfadh mé Nó go dtaga an spéirbhean Is mo chuislí a fhéachaint Ba ghearr ina dhiaidh sin Go mbheinn níos fearr
Mar sé fáth mo bhuaireamh Nach bhfaighim cead cuartaíocht Sna gleanntáin uaigneach' Ina mbíonn mo ghrá Mar tá fear eile ag faire Uirthi go ló is go oíche Agus ag déanamh suas Le mo mhuirnín bán
Ach dá mbeadh fhios agamsa Nach tú bhí i ndán dom Ní dhéanfainn gáirí Ná súgradh leat 'S go raibh mo chroí istigh Chomh dúnta i ngrá leat Mar a bhuailfí tairne Trí mo chroí isteach
Nárbh fearr liom an scian A chur trí mo chroí 'S mé a fhágáil sínte Nó go bhfaighinn bás Ná bheith do mo dhíbirt I bhfad ó mo mhuintir Mar bheadh sinneán gaoithe Ón gCaisleán Gearr
And I was one night On Saint Bridget's Day At a wake Down at Castlegar It is there that I saw a fair maid That I took a liking to For she was enchanting, Lovely, happy, serene
Oh it is she who surely Confused my mind And the finest doctors Would not cure me Until the beautiful woman Comes and checks my pulse It's only then That I would feel better
Because the reason for my sadness Is that I am not allowed to visit In the lonely valleys Where my love goes Because another man is minding her Through day and night And courting With my fair love
But if I knew that you Were not meant for me I would not laugh Nor play with you And that my heart was so closed In love with you As a nail that would be driven Through my heart
I would rather put a knife Through my heart And for me to be left Until I would die Than to be driven far away From my people Like a gust of wind Blowing from Castlegar
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