Ta bean in E/irinn a bhronnfadh se/ad dom is mo sha/ith le n-o/l Is ta/ bean in E/irinn is ba bhinne le/i mo ra/fla ceoil Na/ seinm the/ad; ata/ bean in e/irinn is ni/orbh fhearr le/i beo Mise ag le/imnigh no/ leagtha i gcre/ is mo tharr faoi fho/d
Ta/ bean in E/irinn a bheadh ag e/ad liom mur' bhfaighfinn ach po/g o/ bhean ar aonach, nach ait an sce/ala, is mo dha/imh fe/in leo; Ta/ bean ab fhearr liom na/ cath is ce/ad dhi/obh nach bhfagham go deo Is ta/ caili/n spe/iriu/il ag fear gan Bhe/arla, dubhghra/nna cro/in.
Ta/ bean a de/arfadh da/ siulfainn le/i go bhfaighinn an t-o/r, Is ta/ bean 'na le/ine is is fearr a me/in na/ na ta/inte bo/ Le bean a bhuairfeadh Baile an Mhaoir is cla/r Thi/r Eoghain, Is ni/ fheicim leigheas ar mo ghalar fe/in ach scaird a dh'o/l
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Mn⌦㈲㬳 na hè’³reann (Peadar ⌦〲㬳 Doirn韓 (?1704-1769)) =============== Ta bean in è’³rinn a bhronnfadh sé–d dom is mo shé†th le n-é«„ Is t⌦㈲㬳 bean in è’³rinn is ba bhinne lé–• mo r醘la ceoil N⌦㈲㬳 seinm thé–d; at⌦㈲㬳 bean in è’³rinn is n韔rbh fhearr lé–• beo Mise ag lé–•mnigh n⌦㤱㬰 leagtha i gcr⌦ㄲ㬸 is mo tharr faoi fh骴
T⌦㈲㬳 bean in è’³rinn a bheadh ag é–d liom mur' bhfaighfinn ach p骻 ⌦〲㬳 bhean ar aonach, nach ait an scé–la, is mo dhé†mh fé–•n leo; T⌦㈲㬳 bean ab fhearr liom n⌦㈲㬳 cath is cé–d dh韔bh nach bhfagham go deo Is t⌦㈲㬳 cail韓 spé–•rié·Œl ag fear gan Bhé–rla, dubhghr醤na cr骾n.
T⌦㈲㬳 bean a dé–rfadh d⌦㈲㬳 siulfainn lé–• go bhfaighinn an t-é«, Is t⌦㈲㬳 bean 'na lé–•ne is is fearr a mé–•n n⌦㈲㬳 na té†nte b⌦㤱㬰Le bean a bhuairfeadh Baile an Mhaoir is cl醨 Th韗 Eoghain, Is n⌦㈲㬱 fheicim leigheas ar mo ghalar fé–•n ach scaird a dh'é«„