| Is thiar cois abhainn gan bhréag gan dabht And west by the river,
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| without a doubt or lie
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| Ta an ainnir chiúin tais mhánla There is a quiet gentle beauty
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| Is gur ghile a cam ná an eala ar an dtonn And her waist is a bright as any swan
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| on the wave
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| Ó bhaitheas go bonn a bróige From the crown of her head to the soles of her feet
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| 'Sí an stáidbhean í a chráigh mo chroí She is the woman that tormented my heart
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| Is d’fhág sí i m’intinn brónach And left me heartbroken
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| Is leigheas le fáil níl agam go brách There is nothing that will cure me
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| Ó dhiúltaigh mo ghrá gheal domsa Since my true love rejected me
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| Ó b’fhearr liom fhéin ná Éire mhóir I would prefer, than all of Ireland
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| Ná saibhres Rí na Spáinne Or the wealth of the king of Spain
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| Go mbéinnse 'gus tusa i lúb na finne That you and I could be together in a
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| quiet spot
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| I gcoilltibh i bhfad ón ár gcáirde In a wood far from our friends
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| Ó mise 'gus tusa bheith pósta a ghrá Oh you and I to be married, my love
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| Le haontoil athar is máthair
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| With the permission of father and mother
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| A mhaighdean óig is milse póg
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| Oh young maiden of the sweet kisses
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| Tú grian na Carraige Báine
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| You’re the sun of the White Rocks
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| 'S a stuaire an chinn cailce, más dual dom go mbeir agam
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| Oh beauty of the white hair, if you would be mine
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| Beidh cóir ort a thaithneodh led' cháirde
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| You would have everything your friends would like
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| Idir shíoda 'gus hata ó bhonn go bathas
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| From silk to hats, from head to toe
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| 'S gach ní sa chathair dá bhfeabhas
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| And the best of everything in the city
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| Beidh do bhólacht á gcasadh gach neoin chun baile
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| Your cows would be driven every noon to the town
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| Is ceol binn ag beacha ar bhánta
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| And the bees in the meadow would sing sweetly for you
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| Beidh ól ar do ghlacadh is cóiste id' tharraingt
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| You would have your fill of drink and have coaches to take you
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| Go bruach na Carraige Báine
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| All around the edge of the White Rocks |