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Buachaill o/n e/ireann me/'s bhe/as faoi fe/in caili/n deas o/g,Ni/ iarr fain bo/ spre/ le/ithe ta/ me/ fe/in saibhir go leor,'s liom corcaigh 'a/ mhe/id e/ dha/ thaobh a ghleanna 's tir roghain,'s mur na thiai/ me/ n' t-oidhr' are chonthae mhaigeo.Buachaileacht bo/, mo leo, nar chleacht mise ariamh,Ach ag imirt 's ag 'ol 'le ho/gmhna/ deasa fa/ shliabh,Ma/ chaill me/ mo sto/r ni/ do/' gur chaill me/ mo chiall,A's ni/ mo/ liom do pho/g na/ 'n bhro/g ata/ 'n caitheamh le bliain.A chuisle 's a sto/r na/ po/s an sean duine liath,Ach po/s a' fein o/g, mo leo, muir' maine se/ ach bliain,No/ beidh tu/ go fo/oill gan o/ no/ mac os da chionn,A shilleadh an deor tra/thno/na no/ 'n maidin go trom.TranslationI am a boy from ireland and I'd coax a nice young girl,I wouldn't ask for a dowry with her, I'm rich enough myself,I own cork, big as it is both sides of the glen and tyrone,And if I don't change my ways I'll be the heir for county mayo.Cow herding, my leo, I did not never practice,But playing and drinking with new young women by the mountain.If I lost my wealth and I don't think I lost my sense,And your kiss is no more to me than a show worn for a year.SongtexteMy love and treasure, don't marry the old grey man,But marry a young man, my leo, even though he lives but a year,Or you'll still be without a daughter or son above you,Crying in the afternoon or in the morning hard. Aus Songtexte Mania