This is a traditional Irish love song from the 16th century. From roisinelsafty.com: Eleanór’s beauty and sweetness would entice the birds from the trees and bring the dead back to life. Unusual for a big sean-nós song, a refrain exists in which the singer declares his lifelong love for Eleanór and the wish to always drive the calves home together!

In the video is a beautiful rendition by Irish singer Róisín Elsafty. Róisín comes from Conamara, in the West of Ireland and grew up in a musical family. Singing came naturally, even before she learnt speak. She has been singing from an early age, inspired by her mother, Treasa Ní Cheannabháin, a native of Cill Chiaráin, Conamara, and encouraged by her father and native Egyptian Dr. Saber Elsafty. Treasa taught her “amhráin ar an sean-nós” or ‘old-Style singing’. This is the age-old art of Irish traditional singing, of an acapella-style, and sung singularly. Sean-nós songs can be as much as 600 years old, and have been handed down through the generations, and from district to district. There are a great many themes, as with many songs, but Róisín sings mostly love songs.

Please excuse the machine translation, I’ll try to get a proper translation asap.