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Buachaill ??n ?âirne m?© 's bhr?©agfainn f?©in cail??n deas ??g
N?? iarrfainn b?? spr?© l?©i t?° m?© fh?©in saibhir go leor
'S liom Corcaigh da mh?©id ?©, dh?° thaobh
a' ghleanna 's T??r Eoghain
'S mura n-athra?? m?© b?©asa?? 's m?© n' t-oidhr'
ar Chontae Mhaigh Eo

Rachaidh m?© 'm?°rach ag dh?©anamh leanna f?°n choill
Gan choite gan b?°d gan gr?°inn??n brach' ar bith liom
Ach duilli??r na gcraobh mar ?©adaigh leapa os mo chionn
'S ??r?? sheacht m'anam d?©ag th?? 's t?? 'f?©achaint orm anall

Buachailleacht b??, mo leo, n?°r chleacht mise ariamh
Ach ag imirt 's ag ??l le h'??gmhn?° deasa an tsliabh
M?° chaill m?© mo st??r n?? moide gur chaill m?© mo chiall
A's n?? m?? liom do ph??g n?°'n bhr??g at?°im ag caitheamh le bliain

Translation

I'm a boy from Ireland and I could charm a nice young girl
I would not ask for her wealth as I am rich enough myself
I own a good part of Cork, two sides of the glen in Tyrone

And not to repeat myself I'm the heir of County Mayo
I will go tomorrow to make ale in the wood
Without a cot without a boat without a pinch of gruel with me
But leaves of the branches as bedclothes over my head
And think well done for you as you watch me from over there

A cowherd, my pet, I've never been accustomed to be
Instead of playing and drinking with the nice young women
on the mountain side
If I lost my riches I probably didn't lose my senses
And your kiss is no more to me now than a shoe worn for a year