Buachaill An Eirne lyrics

Buachaill o/n e/ireann me/`s bhe/as faoi fe/in caili/n deas o/g,
Ni/ iarr fain bo/ spre/ le/ithe ta/ me/ fe/in saibhir go leor,
`s liom corcaigh `a/ mhe/id e/ dha/ thaobh a ghleanna `s tir roghain,
`s mur na thiai/ me/ n` t-oidhr` ar chonthae mhaigeo.

Buachaileacht bo/, mo leo, nar chleacht mise ariamh,
Ach ag imirt `s ag `ol `le ho/gmhna/ deasa fa/ shliabh,
Ma/ chaill me/ mo sto/r ni/ do/` gur chaill me/ mo chiall,
A`s ni/ mo/ liom do pho/g na/ `n bhro/g ata/ `n caitheamh le bliain.

A chuisle `s a sto/r na/ po/s an sean duine liath,
Ach po/s a` fein o/g, mo leo, muir` maine se/ ach bliain,
No/ beidh tu/ go fo/oill gan o/ no/ mac os da chionn,
A shilleadh an deor tra/thno/na no/ `n maidin go trom.


Translation
I am a boy from ireland and i`d coax a nice young girl,
I wouldn`t ask for a dowry with her, i`m rich enough myself,
I own cork, big as it is both sides of the glen and tyrone,
And if i don`t change my ways i`ll be the heir for county mayo.

Cow herding, my leo, i did not never practice,
But playing and drinking with new young women by the mountain.
If i lost my wealth and i don`t think i lost my sense,
And your kiss is no more to me than a show worn for a year.

My love and treasure, don`t marry the old grey man,
But marry a young man, my leo, even though he lives but a year,
Or you`ll still be without a daughter or son above you,
Crying in the afternoon or in the morning hard.