Maidin is tús an lae Is fágaim mo bhaile Tá mo chroíse go brón Is fad ar shiúl m´óige Oíche is mé liom féin
Spéartha dubh go domhain, a choích Ag cuimhneach ar laethanta a bhí Gan ghá agus gan ghruaim Eistim leis an ghaoth Uaigneas mór, go deo, a choích
Deireadh an turas mór Táim brónach, buartha ´s briste I mo dhiaidh nach mbeidh níos mó Ach, tá sé i ndán dúinn, a pháistí Is fada anois an lá A d´fhág mé mo bhaile Níl áthas i mo chroí Níl ann ach an marbh.
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And I Leave My Home
Morning and the day´s beginning And I leave my home My heart is breaking My youth is long past Night and I am alone Endless deep black skies Remembering days that were Without want and without gloom I listen to the wind Endless great loneliness forever
The end of the long journey I am sad, sorrowful, broken After me there will be no more (of my kind) But children, it is our destiny
The day is long past When I left my home There is no hope in my heart There is only death )