This is a song by Seaghán Bán Mac Grianna from Ranafast (Rann na Feirste) in Donegal and is a lament for his dog. I learnt it in a sean-nós class with Gearóidín Bhreathnach at Oideas Gael in July 2013.
Luím ar mo laebaidh,
'Gus ní chodlaím aon néal go maidin,
Ach a' meabhrú ar mo mhadadh bheag,
A d'imigh uaim sa scarthanaigh.
Curfá
Och, och, mo mhadadh beag,
Och, och, mo mhadadh beag,
Tá piachán in mo sceadamán
A' scairtigh ar mo mhadadh beag.
A choiléain bhig bhí soineanta
'S a bhí stuama, críonna, cineálta
D'imigh tú uaim le bánu 'n lae,
'S níor phill tú 'riamh ó shin orm.
Curfá
Nach iomaí maidin Shamhraidh arú,
'sheol tú amach na gamhna domh,
Chun 'tsléibhe ruaidh is éan na cuaiche,
A' seinn ceoil 'sna gleanntáin dúinn.
Curfá
Tá'n eala ar loch na carriage,
Tá bric ar loch a' charbaid,
Tá fir a' gabháil na farraige,
I mbádaí is seoltaí geala orthu.
Curfá
Gealleadh coileán eile domh,
Ar acht mo chur ó mharignigh,
Ach ní thiocfaidh arís ceann eil' chun tí,
Ó chaill mé féin mo mhadadh beag.
Curfá
I lie in my bed,
And don’t sleep a wink until morning,
Because I'm thinking of my little dog,
Who left me at daybreak.
Chorus
Och, och my little dog,
Och, och my little dog,
There's a pain in my throat
From calling for my little dog.
You were a innocent little puppy,
And clever, wise and kind,
You left me at daybreak
And you never came back to me since.
Chorus
On many a summer morning,
You drove calves out with me,
To the red mountains with the cuckoobird
Who sing music in the brown glens.
Chorus
The swan is on Loch na Carriage
The trout are in Loch a' Charbaid
Men are going out to sea,
In boats with bright sails on them.
Chorus
Another pupply was promised to me,
To keep me from death,
But I won't have another in my house
Since I lost my little dog.
Chorus
This is my own translation, with improvements by Pádraic Lyddy
Here's a recording of me singing this song:
Other recordings of this song:
Lyrics of this song
http://www.irishgaelictranslator.com/translation/topic79628-20.html
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