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