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This is a traditional Irish song with additional verses by Francie Mooney (Proinsias Ó Maonaigh); arranged by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Ciaran Tourish, Dermot Byrne, Ciaran Curran and Mark Kelly. It appears on Altan’s ninth studio album Local Ground, released in March 2005.
Éirigh is cuir ort do chuid éadaigh Go mbearrfaidh mé féin do chúl Go dtéimid 'soir Easbog na hÉirne Go gceanglaítear mé 'gus tú Tá grá agus cion agam féin ort A chuid den tsaol éalaigh liom 'S nach duine dona gan chéill Óró scarfadh ó chéile sinn
Aisling a chonaic mé 'réir Ar leabaidh 'gus mé 'mo luí Go dtáinig sí chugam mar fhéirín Ainnir na gciabh-fholt buí Bhí a hórfholt snoite go féar léi Is níl tuile á mhéid nach gclaífeadh Ó's, a Rí, cé'r mhiste don chléir é Dá gcodlóinn aréir le mnaoi?
A bhruinneall na maise 's na breáthacht' A Rí-bhean is áille gnaoi Tá tréithe na séimhe 's na féile Ag soilsiú ó lár mo chroí Tá clú 'nois ar mhaisiúlacht Dheirdre Ar Niamh agus Helen na Traoi Ach da gcuirfí uilig iad le chéile Ní fheicfí iad le do thaobh
Muna dtig tú go luath ar láimh liom Ní fada a bheas mé beo Nó tá an grá in mo chroí duit ag méadú 'S mo chiapadh d'oíche is ló Cuirfead maointe sróill agus síoda ort 'S iad greannta le lásaí óir A rúnsearc déan réidh agus triall liom Is caithfimid saol faoi shó
'S trua gan mise 's an Niamh bheag Na leice mílte ó chuan In oileán an Chlochair Bhig Chraobhaigh Mar a thiteas na néalta 'un suain An áit a mbíonn nead ag an éanlaith An t-iolar, an ghéag 's an chuach Chuirfinnse geasa 'r an éan bheag Solas an lae thabhairt uainn
Arise now and dress yourself quickly 'Til I gaze once again on your brow And we'll go to the Bishop of Erin In wedlock to pledge our vows I love and cherish you dearly Elope with me, love of my heart Wouldn't the person be silly or foolish That would try to keep us apart?
Last night in a vision I saw her As I lay asleep on my bed She came to me as a treasure This beautiful golden-haired maid Her golden locks trailed on the green grass A spate of beauty that none could surpass And why should it worry the clergy If I slept with my true love last night?
Oh lady of stature and honor Oh fair one of beauty so rare The virtues of kindness and goodness Shine brightly from inside your heart There's talk of the beauty of Deirdre Of Niamh and of Helen so fair But if all were bonded together To my true love they would not compare
If you do not come soon to be with me No longer on earth will I stay For this love in my heart is expanding And torments me by night and by day I'll dress you in silks and in satins Trimmed neatly in braids of gold My true love, prepare now and join me And we'll live in contentment untold
I long that myself and my true love Are not many leagues out to sea On a lonely and wooded island Where the clouds glide silent and free And small birds could peacefully nest there Where the eagle and cuckoo could dwell And I'd cast a spell on a small bird The brightness of day to quell
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