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This is a traditional Irish song arranged by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Ciaran Curran, Mark Kelly, Ciaran Tourish, Dermot Byrne and Dónal Lunny. It appears on Altan’s fifth studio album Blackwater, released in 1996.
Bhí mé lá breá samhraidh I mo sheasamh ar an mhargadh 'S is iomaí fear a dúirt liom "Monuar, gan tú sa bhaile agam"
Curfá: A stór, a stór, a ghrá A stór, a stór, an dtiocfaidh tú? A stór, a stór, a ghrá An dtiocfaidh tú nó an bhfanfaidh tú?
Gheall mo ghrá domsa Cinnte go dtiocfadh sí Ní raibh a culaith déanta Agus sin an rud a choinnigh í
Tá an t-uisce ag teacht ón Éirne Is tá an féar ag teacht ó neamh chugainn Tá utha na mba á réabadh ar mhéid Is 'tá de bhainne acu
Thart tóin an gharraí, a Mháire Bhfuil an fhidil leat? Aicearra na bprátaí go dtéimid 'Sair an fhidileoir
Bhí mise lán den tsaol Is bhí cion amuigh is istigh orm Nach mór a d'athraigh an saol Nuair nach bhfuil cion ag duine ar bith orm?
One fine summer's day As I stood there in the marketplace Many a young man remarked "I'm sad you're not at home with me"
Chorus (after each verse): A stór, a stór, my love A stór, a stór, will you come with me? A stór, a stór, my love Will you come with me or settled be?
My true love promised kindly That she would surely come with me Her wedding dress not ready Delayed her in joining me
We've got water from the Eirne And green grass from the heaven's stems Cow's udders are near rending From the overflow of milk in them
By the bottom of the garden, oh Mary Is the fiddle there? The shortcut by the praties We'll hasten to the fiddler
At one time in my life I was dearly loved by everyone Haven't times changed a lot When no one cares a whit for me?
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