Máire Mhilis Bhrea | Liricí Amhrán

Irish	English
A Mhaire mhilis bhrea	O fine sweet Mary
Do dh'fhuig an saighead seo im' lar	Since this arrow went into me
Ni leigheasfar in Oilean na Fodhla	It won't be cured in Ireland
S do bhearfainn dar mo lamh	And I would swear by my hand??
Da bhfaighfea fein mo chas	If you saw the state I'm in
Na ligfear me i mbas gan foirthint	I would not be left in death without (??)
Ni chaithim unsa bidh	I don't eat a morsel of food
Ni chodlaim neal o luim	I don't sleep a wink
Ni tapa ionam na bri na scail bheag	I feel listless and have low energy levels
Mara bhfaighfidh me uair no scith	If I don't find any time for rest
Le dianghra lar mo chroi	With the true love of my heart
Ni mhairfidh me beo mi na raithe	I won't live a month or three.

Nil fios a leigheas mo chra	There is no known cure for my torment
Ag aoinne beo le failt	That anyone can provide
Ach amhain ag an mnaoi seo do bhreoigh me	But the woman who made me unwell
Nil me leighes ar mhuir na tra	my cure is not on sea or land
Nil mo leigheas ar luibh na lamha	No herb or hand can cure me
Nil mo leigheas ach ag blath na hoige	My only cure is the bloom of youth
Ni dh'aithnim lon thar chuach	I can't tell a black bird from a cuckoo
Ni dh'aithnim teas thar fuacht	I can't tell hot from cold
Ni dh'aithnim aon uair mo chairde	I don't recognise my friends
Ni dh'aithnim oiche thar la	I can't tell night from day
Ach dh'aithneodh mo chroi mo ghra	But I would recognise my love, my heart,
Da dtagadh si i dtrath agus foirthint	If she happened by

A Mhaire is tu mo ghra	Mary, you are my love
A ghra mo chroi do chra	Love of my heart and my torment
Gra sin gan donas gan aon eislinn	A love without harm
Gra o aois go bas	Love from age to death
Gra o bhaois go fas	Love from age to death
Gra a chuirfeadh go dluth fe cheim me	A love that would really fix me up
Gra gan suil le saol	....
Gra gan tnuth le spre	A love not hoping for a dowry
Gra do d'fhag me craite i ndaorbhroid	A love that's left me really messed up
Gra mo chroi thar mhnaibh	Love of my heart above all women
Is a shamhail suid de ghra	And a love like this
Is annamh e le failt ag aon fhear	Is rare to find for any man

Foir a chumainn dean	Help me, my love
Is tabhair 'om phog od bheil	And give me a kiss from your mouth
Is tog anois chugat fein on mbas me	And rake me away from death
No ordaigh leaba chaol	Or order a narrow bed
I gcomhra chluthair deil	...
I bhfogas don daol 's da chairde	...
Ni beo mo bheo acht eag	I'm going to die
Ni glor mo ghlor ach gaoth	My voice is not a voice but wind
Nil snua orm saol na slainte	I'm done for
Ach go deorach bronach treith	??
Gan cheol gan sport gan reim	With no happiness at all
I ndaorbhroid 's i bpein le gra dhu	In pain for love of you

A Mhaire mhilis bhrea

O fine sweet Mary

Do dh'fhuig an saighead seo im' lar

Since this arrow went into me

Ni leigheasfar in Oilean na Fodhla

It won't be cured in Ireland

S do bhearfainn dar mo lamh

And I would swear by my hand??

Da bhfaighfea fein mo chas

If you saw the state I'm in

Na ligfear me i mbas gan foirthint

I would not be left in death without (??)

Ni chaithim unsa bidh

I don't eat a morsel of food

Ni chodlaim neal o luim

I don't sleep a wink

Ni tapa ionam na bri na scail bheag

I feel listless and have low energy levels

Mara bhfaighfidh me uair no scith

If I don't find any time for rest

Le dianghra lar mo chroi

With the true love of my heart

Ni mhairfidh me beo mi na raithe

I won't live a month or three.

Nil fios a leigheas mo chra

There is no known cure for my torment

Ag aoinne beo le failt

That anyone can provide

Ach amhain ag an mnaoi seo do bhreoigh me

But the woman who made me unwell

Nil me leighes ar mhuir na tra

my cure is not on sea or land

Nil mo leigheas ar luibh na lamha

No herb or hand can cure me

Nil mo leigheas ach ag blath na hoige

My only cure is the bloom of youth

Ni dh'aithnim lon thar chuach

I can't tell a black bird from a cuckoo

Ni dh'aithnim teas thar fuacht

I can't tell hot from cold

Ni dh'aithnim aon uair mo chairde

I don't recognise my friends

Ni dh'aithnim oiche thar la

I can't tell night from day

Ach dh'aithneodh mo chroi mo ghra

But I would recognise my love, my heart,

Da dtagadh si i dtrath agus foirthint

If she happened by

A Mhaire is tu mo ghra

Mary, you are my love

A ghra mo chroi do chra

Love of my heart and my torment

Gra sin gan donas gan aon eislinn

A love without harm

Gra o aois go bas

Love from age to death

Gra o bhaois go fas

Love from age to death

Gra a chuirfeadh go dluth fe cheim me

A love that would really fix me up

Gra gan suil le saol

....

Gra gan tnuth le spre

A love not hoping for a dowry

Gra do d'fhag me craite i ndaorbhroid

A love that's left me really messed up

Gra mo chroi thar mhnaibh

Love of my heart above all women

Is a shamhail suid de ghra

And a love like this

Is annamh e le failt ag aon fhear

Is rare to find for any man

Foir a chumainn dean

Help me, my love

Is tabhair 'om phog od bheil

And give me a kiss from your mouth

Is tog anois chugat fein on mbas me

And rake me away from death

No ordaigh leaba chaol

Or order a narrow bed

I gcomhra chluthair deil

...

I bhfogas don daol 's da chairde

...

Ni beo mo bheo acht eag

I'm going to die

Ni glor mo ghlor ach gaoth

My voice is not a voice but wind

Nil snua orm saol na slainte

I'm done for

Ach go deorach bronach treith

??

Gan cheol gan sport gan reim

With no happiness at all

I ndaorbhroid 's i bpein le gra dhu

In pain for love of you