Maidin is tus an lae Is fagaim mo bhaile Ta mo chroise go bron Is fad ar shiul m'oige Oiche is me liom fein Speartha dubh go domhain, a choich Ag cuimhneach ar laethanta a bhi Gan gha agus gan ghruaim Eistim leis an ghaoth Uaigneas mor, go deo, a choich
Deireadh an turas mor Taim bronach, buartha 's briste I mo dhiaidh nach mbeidh nios mo Ach, ta se i ndan duinn, a phaisti Is fada anois an la A d'fhag me mo bhaile Nil athas i mo chroi Nil ann ach an marbh.
(Translation: And I Leave My Home
Morning and the day's beginning And I leave my home My heart is breaking My youth is long past Night and I am alone Endless deep black skies Remembering days that were Without want and without gloom I listen to the wind Endless great loneliness forever
The end of the long journey I am sad, sorrowful, broken After me there will be no more (of my kind) But children, it is our destiny
The day is long past When I left my home There is no hope in my heart There is only death )