Bheadh Buachaillín Deas Ag Síle | Liricí Amhrán

Irish	English
Bheadh buachaillín deas ag Síle	Sheila would have a lovely man
Dá bpósadh sí mé mar fhear	If she married me
Mharóinn an breac ar an taoide	I'd kill the trout on the tide
Is coinín ar an ndumhaigh chomh maith	And the rabbit on the dune as well
Ní iarfainn leí capall ná caoire	I wouldn't ask her for a horse or sheep
Airgead buí ná geal	Or gold or silver
Mar go mb'fhearr liomsa agam mar mhnaoí í	Because I'd prefer to have her as my wife
Ná aon inion rí dar mhair	Than any king's daughter that lives

Tá máithair gan taise ag Síle	Sheila's mother has no compassion
Is ní bhraitheann sí a croí rómhaith	And not much feeling either
Tá sparán mór fada aici líonta	She has a big purse filled
Ag lorg talamh gan cíos le fear	Looking for a man with land
Chuma léi ard é nó íseal	She doesn't care if he's tall or short
Ba chuma léi búi nó geal	Of fair or dark complexion
O ba chuma léi cam é nó díreach	Straight or crooked
Ach bheith aige caoire is ba	As long as he has sheep or cows

Ní mar sin mar mheasann mo Shíle	That's not how my Sheila thinks
B'fhearr léi mise na míle fear	She'd rather me than any other
Mar is meidhreach sea sheinnfinn ar phíob di	Because I'd merrily play my pipes
'S is greannta do rincfinn dreas	And do a lively dance for her
Chuirfinnse i dtalamh na síolta	I'd sow the seeds
Is bhainfinn arís thar n-ais	And reap them as well
'S nuair a thiocfainnse abhaile ní bhruíonfainn	And when I'd get home I wouldn't
Ach ag reacaireacht grinn lem' shearc	But converse lightly with my love

Tá mo mhargadh socair le Síle	My deal is set with Sheila
Is ní bhrisfeadh Éire ar fad	And nothing in Ireland will break it
Gan spleáchas dá máthair ná muintir	Without depending on her mother and family
Rachaidh sí chun cinn gan stad	She'd be better off
Pósfainn sa chathair an mhí seo	I'll marry her this month
'S an sagart á dhíol go maith	And pay the priest well
Is ní dóichí go bhfanam sa tír seo	And I wouldn't stay in this country
Ach ag reachtaireacht síos amach	But roam happily around from here on

Bheadh buachaillín deas ag Síle

Sheila would have a lovely man

Dá bpósadh sí mé mar fhear

If she married me

Mharóinn an breac ar an taoide

I'd kill the trout on the tide

Is coinín ar an ndumhaigh chomh maith

And the rabbit on the dune as well

Ní iarfainn leí capall ná caoire

I wouldn't ask her for a horse or sheep

Airgead buí ná geal

Or gold or silver

Mar go mb'fhearr liomsa agam mar mhnaoí í

Because I'd prefer to have her as my wife

Ná aon inion rí dar mhair

Than any king's daughter that lives

Tá máithair gan taise ag Síle

Sheila's mother has no compassion

Is ní bhraitheann sí a croí rómhaith

And not much feeling either

Tá sparán mór fada aici líonta

She has a big purse filled

Ag lorg talamh gan cíos le fear

Looking for a man with land

Chuma léi ard é nó íseal

She doesn't care if he's tall or short

Ba chuma léi búi nó geal

Of fair or dark complexion

O ba chuma léi cam é nó díreach

Straight or crooked

Ach bheith aige caoire is ba

As long as he has sheep or cows

Ní mar sin mar mheasann mo Shíle

That's not how my Sheila thinks

B'fhearr léi mise na míle fear

She'd rather me than any other

Mar is meidhreach sea sheinnfinn ar phíob di

Because I'd merrily play my pipes

'S is greannta do rincfinn dreas

And do a lively dance for her

Chuirfinnse i dtalamh na síolta

I'd sow the seeds

Is bhainfinn arís thar n-ais

And reap them as well

'S nuair a thiocfainnse abhaile ní bhruíonfainn

And when I'd get home I wouldn't

Ach ag reacaireacht grinn lem' shearc

But converse lightly with my love

Tá mo mhargadh socair le Síle

My deal is set with Sheila

Is ní bhrisfeadh Éire ar fad

And nothing in Ireland will break it

Gan spleáchas dá máthair ná muintir

Without depending on her mother and family

Rachaidh sí chun cinn gan stad

She'd be better off

Pósfainn sa chathair an mhí seo

I'll marry her this month

'S an sagart á dhíol go maith

And pay the priest well

Is ní dóichí go bhfanam sa tír seo

And I wouldn't stay in this country

Ach ag reachtaireacht síos amach

But roam happily around from here on