Moll Dubh A' Ghleanna
Tá ba agam ar shliabh I have cattle on the hill
'S nil duine 'gam na ndiadh With no one there to tend them
Ach mé do mo bhuaidhreadh leofa And for them I am deeply worried
Bíodh idir mise is Dia Between myself and God
Má's orthu 'tá mo thriall To them I take the trail
Is Bhain siad mo chiall go mór uaim For they have taken my senses from me
Curfá: Chorus (after each verse):
'Sí Moll Dubh a' Ghleanna í She's Moll Dubh of the valley
'Sí Moll Dubh an Earraigh í She's Moll Dubh of spring
'Sí Moll Dubh is deirge ná'n rósa She's Moll Dubh, more ruddy than the red rose
'S dá bhfaighinnse féin mo roghainn And if I had to choose
De mhná óga deasa 'n domhain From the young maids of the world
'Sí Moll Dubh a' Ghleanna ab fhearr liom Moll Dubh a' Ghleanna would be my fancy
Mise bheith gan mhaoi Me without a wife
Feasta choíche ní bhim I won't be all my life
Is Moll dubh bheith i dtús a h-óige And Moll Dubh in youth just blooming
Och, is fann guth an éin Lifeless the song of the bird
A labhras leis féin That sings alone
Ar thulaigh nó ar thaobh na monadh On a mound by the edge of the moorland
Is ag Moll dubh a' ghleanna The Dark Molly of the glen
Tá mo chroí-se i dtaiscí Has my heart in her keeping
'S í nach bhfuair guth na náire She never had reproach or shame
Is go ceillí, múinte, cneasta So mannerly and honestly
A dúirt sí liom ar maidin She said to me this morning
"Ó imigh uaim 's nach pill go brách orm" "Depart from me and do not come again"
Níl'n óganach geanúil There's not a handsome youth
Ó Bhaile Átha Cliath go Gaillimh From Dublin down to Galway
Is timpeall go h-Umhaill Uí Mháinnle And around by 'Umhail Uí Mháinnle'
Nach bhfuil a dtriall ulig 'na ghleanna That's not heading for the glen
Ar eacraidh slime sleamhainne On steeds so sleek and slim
I ndúil leis an bhean dubh a b 'aille Hoping to win the dark maid's affection
Tá ba agam ar shliabh I have cattle on the hill
'S nil duine 'gam na ndiadh With no one there to tend them
Ach mé do mo bhuaidhreadh leofa And for them I am deeply worried
Bíodh idir mise is Dia Between myself and God
Má's orthu 'tá mo thriall To them I take the trail
Is Bhain siad mo chiall go mór uaim For they have taken my senses from me
Curfá: Chorus (after each verse):
'Sí Moll Dubh a' Ghleanna í She's Moll Dubh of the valley
'Sí Moll Dubh an Earraigh í She's Moll Dubh of spring
'Sí Moll Dubh is deirge ná'n rósa She's Moll Dubh, more ruddy than the red rose
'S dá bhfaighinnse féin mo roghainn And if I had to choose
De mhná óga deasa 'n domhain From the young maids of the world
'Sí Moll Dubh a' Ghleanna ab fhearr liom Moll Dubh a' Ghleanna would be my fancy
Mise bheith gan mhaoi Me without a wife
Feasta choíche ní bhim I won't be all my life
Is Moll dubh bheith i dtús a h-óige And Moll Dubh in youth just blooming
Och, is fann guth an éin Lifeless the song of the bird
A labhras leis féin That sings alone
Ar thulaigh nó ar thaobh na monadh On a mound by the edge of the moorland
Is ag Moll dubh a' ghleanna The Dark Molly of the glen
Tá mo chroí-se i dtaiscí Has my heart in her keeping
'S í nach bhfuair guth na náire She never had reproach or shame
Is go ceillí, múinte, cneasta So mannerly and honestly
A dúirt sí liom ar maidin She said to me this morning
"Ó imigh uaim 's nach pill go brách orm" "Depart from me and do not come again"
Níl'n óganach geanúil There's not a handsome youth
Ó Bhaile Átha Cliath go Gaillimh From Dublin down to Galway
Is timpeall go h-Umhaill Uí Mháinnle And around by 'Umhail Uí Mháinnle'
Nach bhfuil a dtriall ulig 'na ghleanna That's not heading for the glen
Ar eacraidh slime sleamhainne On steeds so sleek and slim
I ndúil leis an bhean dubh a b 'aille Hoping to win the dark maid's affection