Thios cois na tra domh, in ndoimhneacht na h-oiche
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An saol mhor ina gcodhladh, 's mise liom fein
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Na h-eanacha mara ag scairtigh go leanmhar
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Cosuil le h-anamnacha bochta i bpein.
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Iomlan gealai 's iomlan rabharta
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Aoibhneas 's ciuineas, 's ailleacht sa domhain
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Cronan na fairrige ag dul siar ar mo chluasa
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Bog-cheol an uisce ag sileadh san abhainn.
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Istigh ar na h-inseain ta sean-reilig bheannaithe
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An ait inar mhaireadh naoimh san aimsir fado
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Ta daoine istigh ann ag chaith seal go h-aerach
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Ni shiulfaidh siad thar fan chladaigh nios mo.
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Bhuail uaigneas m'intinn 's me ag amharc ar an reilig
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'S me ag meadhradh ar dhaoine istigh ann ina lui
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Fir a's mna oga, seandaoine 's paisti
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Muintir mo mhuintir 's cairde mo chroi.
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Ta na coiligh ag glaoch 's na realta ag banu
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Ta an ghealach ina lui 's ni fada go la
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Slan agat anois a shean-reilig bheannaithe
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'S na daoine a shiulfadh liom sios cois na tra.
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English Translation From Jason Carns
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Down by the beach, in the deep of night
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The big world is sleeping and I am alone
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The sea-birds are calling sorrowfully
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Like poor souls in pain
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Total purity and total abundance (?)
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Bliss and calmness and beauty in the world
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The murmur of the sea going into my ears
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The soft song of the water flowing in the river.
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Above on the headland* there is a blessed old cemetery
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The place in which saints lived in times long ago
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There are people within spending a while carefree
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The will not walk round on the shore any more.
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Loneliness strikes my spirits as I look at the cemetery
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And I'm thinking about the people in there sleeping
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Men and young women, old people and children
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People of my people and friends of my heart.
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The cocks are crowing and the stars are fading
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The moon is setting and it's not long until day
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Goodbye now blessed old cemetery
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And to the people who walked with me down by the beach.
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(Above...)* A rough translation. Couldn't find the word "inseain", but think
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it means something like this.
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by: Traditional
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from: "Clannad"
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Thios Fa'n Chosta
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| Clannad |
