Níl 'na Lá (traid.)

Chuaigh mé isteach i dteach aréir
Is d'iarr mé cárt ar bhean a' leanna
Sé dúirt sí liom "Ní bhfaighidh tú deoir
Buail an bóthar, is gabh 'n abhaile."

Níl 'na lá, níl a ghrá,
Níl 'na lá, ná baol ar maidin,
Níl 'na lá, 's ní bheidh go fóill,
Solas ard atá sa ghealaigh.

Chuir mé féin mo lámh i m' phóc'
'S d'iarr mé briseadh coróin uirthi
'S é 'dúirt sí liom "buail a' bord
Is bí ag ól anseo go maidin!"

Cúrfa

Nach mise féin an fear gan chéill,
A d'fhág mo chíos i mo scornach?
D'fhág me léan orm féin,
Is d'fhág mé séan ar dhaoine eile.

Cúrfa

I went into a tavern last night
And asked for a jar from the barlady
She said to me "You'll not get a drop
Hit the road, and clear off home."

It's not day yet, no my dear,
It's not day, nor close to morning,
It's not day, and 't won't be yet,
The moon is high in the sky.

I put my hand into my pocket,
I asked if she could break a crown.
She said to me "sit down at the table,
You'll be drinking here 'till morning."

(She roused the man of the house,
Tells him to get up, put his trousers and hat on,
And go out and find a musician to entertain me,
So I'll stay here drinking until morning.)

Wasn't I the foolish man
To leave my money in my throat?
I left misfortune upon myself,
And left the wealth on other people.