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This is a traditional Irish song arranged by Clannad. It appears on their debut album Clannad released in 1973.
Thíos cois na trá domh, in ndoimhneacht na h-oíche An saol mhor ina gcodhladh, 's mise liom féin Na h-éanacha mara ag scairtigh go léanmhar Cosúil le h-anamnacha bochta i bpéin
Ionlán gealaí 's iomlán rabharta Aoibhneas 's ciúineas, 's áilleacht sa domhain Crónán na fairrige ag dul siar ar mo chluasa Bog-cheol an uisce ag sileadh sam abhainn
Istigh ar h-inseáin tá sean-reilig bheannaithe An áit inar mhaireadh naoimh sam aimsir fadó Tá daoine istigh ann ag chaith seal do h-aerach Ní shiúlfaidh siad thar fán chladaigh níos mó
Bhuail uaigneas m'intinn 's mé ag amharc ar an reilig 'S mé ag meadhradh ar dhaoine istigh ann ina luí Fir a's mná óga, seandaoine 's páistí Muintir mo mhuintir 's cairde mo chroí
Tá no coiligh ag glaoch 's na réalta ag bánú Tá an gealach ina luí 's ní fada go lá Slán agat anois a shean-reilig bheannaithe 'S na daoine a shiúlfadh liom síos cois na trá
Down by the beach, in the deep of night The big world is sleeping, and I am alone The sea-birds are calling sorrowfully Like poor souls in pain
Total purity and total abundance Bliss and calmness and beauty in the world The murmur of the sea going into my ears The soft song of the water flowing in the river
Above on the headland there is a blessed old cemetery The place in which saints lived in times long ago There are people within spending a while carefree They will not walk around on the shore anymore
Loneliness strikes my spirit as I look at the cemetery And I'm thinking about the people in there sleeping Men and young women, old people and children People of my people and friends of my heart
The cocks are crowing and the stars are fading The moon is setting and it's not long until day Good-bye now, blessed old cemetery And to the people who walked with me down by the beach
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