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Credits: Lasairfhíona Ní Chonaola. This song appears on her debut album An Raicín Álainn, released in 2002.
Trathnóna aréir 's mé ag teacht liom féin 'S mé ag déanamh ar éadan Loch na Naomh 'Sí mo ghruaig go léir a sheas go tréan Ar eagla géar is gan fios cé' faoi Las na réalta a bhí ar na spéartha 'Gus fuair mé léargas beag ar mhnaoi Ach liún sí mo thaobh le saighead glan géar Agus d'fhág sí léas dubh i lár mo chroí
Tháinig smaointí beag' trí m'intinn A' beannú arís don ógbhean bhreá 'S gan fios cén draíocht a chas i mo líon í An tráth úd d'oíche 's mé in uaigneas ann "Ó, teann liom aníos is dearc go grinn mé Is mise an aoileann óg ón nGréig Ach grá mo chroí go ló is go oíche Guth do chinn is meabhair do bhéil"
"A óigbheann mhúinte, ná buail fúmsa Dearc mo shnua nach bhfuil mé slán Mar tá mé crosta, smútach, gruamach Is páirt gan stuaim ar easpa baill" "Ná ceap is ná síl ga gcuirfidh tú díot mé Is a liachtaí mac rí chuir mé 'un báis Ó fuair mé scéala ar fheabhas do mhéin bhreá Shiúlfainn Éirinn le fonn tú a fháil"
Last night as I traveled alone Coming towards Loch na Naomh All my hair stood on end From great fright without knowing why The stars of the skies lit up And I could see the woman But she pierced my side with a clean, sharp arrow And left a black bruise in the center of my heart
Some thoughts crossed my mind As I greeted again this beauty Wondering what magic powers directed her to me At the dead of night in that eerie place "Come up and look well at me I am the young fair maid from Greece You are the love of my heart from day until night Your voice and the brilliant utterances of your mouth"
"Courteous young woman, don't confront me Just look at me and see that I am not well For I am troubled, cross and gloomy Part of my deformity is that I am without limbs" "Don't think for a minute you will get rid of me so easy For it's many a king's son that I put to death Now that I have discovered how good-looking you are I would travel the length of Ireland to be with you"
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