Orú Mháire Bhruinneal bláth na Finne
(Oh Maire Bruinneal, flower of the Finn)
'Ndaidh mé do lean aint anair a***l
(I followed you here and there)
O ba bhinne liom do bhéal nó no cuacha seinm
(Your mouth was sweeter to me than the cuckoo's singing)
'S tú dfhág mise i ndeallaraí 'bháis
(And it's you that has left me at death's door)
Curfá: Chorus:
A mhéid é mo thuirse níor lear domh a choinneal
(I am so grieved I couldn't keep her)
Deir siad gur mise a mheallas na mná
(They said I was one who deceives women)
Mharaigh tú go deo mé, lagaigh tú go mór mé
(You have killed me forever, you have greatly weakened me)
'Gus gach a bhfuil beo domh bhris tú mo chroí
(And all that's alive to me, you broke my heart)
Bhí a trí-point óir leí síos go triogh
(Her golden trident with her down a foot)
Agus í a gcarrnú ar gach taobh
(And them being piled on each side)
O ba bhinne liom do bhéal nó no cuacha seinm
(Your mouth was sweeter to me than the cuckoo's singing)
'S tú dfhág mise i ndeallaraí 'bháis
(And it's you that has left me at death's door)
Curfá 2x
Bí mé lá go ceolmar in sa ród
(One day I was musically in the road)
Tarlaigh domhsa 'n óig bhean chiúin
(I met the quiet young woman)
O ba bhinne liom do bhéal nó no cuacha seinm
(Your mouth was sweeter to me than the cuckoo's singing)
'S tú dfhág mise i ndeallaraí 'bháis
(And it's you that has left me at death's door)
Curfá
Orú Mháire Bhruinneal bláth na Finne
(Oh Maire Bruinneal, flower of the Finn)
(4x)
Curfá
Orú Mháire Bhruinneal bláth na Finne
(Oh Maire Bruinneal, flower of the Finn)
'Ndaidh mé do lean aint anair a***l
(I followed you here and there)
O ba bhinne liom do bhéal nó no cuacha seinm
(Your mouth was sweeter to me than the cuckoo's singing)
'S tú dfhág mise i ndeallaraí 'bháis
(And it's you that has left me at death's door)
Curfá 2x
(Oh Maire Bruinneal, flower of the Finn)
'Ndaidh mé do lean aint anair a***l
(I followed you here and there)
O ba bhinne liom do bhéal nó no cuacha seinm
(Your mouth was sweeter to me than the cuckoo's singing)
'S tú dfhág mise i ndeallaraí 'bháis
(And it's you that has left me at death's door)
Curfá: Chorus:
A mhéid é mo thuirse níor lear domh a choinneal
(I am so grieved I couldn't keep her)
Deir siad gur mise a mheallas na mná
(They said I was one who deceives women)
Mharaigh tú go deo mé, lagaigh tú go mór mé
(You have killed me forever, you have greatly weakened me)
'Gus gach a bhfuil beo domh bhris tú mo chroí
(And all that's alive to me, you broke my heart)
Bhí a trí-point óir leí síos go triogh
(Her golden trident with her down a foot)
Agus í a gcarrnú ar gach taobh
(And them being piled on each side)
O ba bhinne liom do bhéal nó no cuacha seinm
(Your mouth was sweeter to me than the cuckoo's singing)
'S tú dfhág mise i ndeallaraí 'bháis
(And it's you that has left me at death's door)
Curfá 2x
Bí mé lá go ceolmar in sa ród
(One day I was musically in the road)
Tarlaigh domhsa 'n óig bhean chiúin
(I met the quiet young woman)
O ba bhinne liom do bhéal nó no cuacha seinm
(Your mouth was sweeter to me than the cuckoo's singing)
'S tú dfhág mise i ndeallaraí 'bháis
(And it's you that has left me at death's door)
Curfá
Orú Mháire Bhruinneal bláth na Finne
(Oh Maire Bruinneal, flower of the Finn)
(4x)
Curfá
Orú Mháire Bhruinneal bláth na Finne
(Oh Maire Bruinneal, flower of the Finn)
'Ndaidh mé do lean aint anair a***l
(I followed you here and there)
O ba bhinne liom do bhéal nó no cuacha seinm
(Your mouth was sweeter to me than the cuckoo's singing)
'S tú dfhág mise i ndeallaraí 'bháis
(And it's you that has left me at death's door)
Curfá 2x