A Bhuinnen Bhu is mo chr do luIs do chnmha snte ar leaca lom'Is nach dtearn t dth no dolaidh sa trIs narbh fhearr leat fon n uisce poill.D gcuirfe scala f mo dhinGo raibh t i ngibhinn n i ndeacair iot' bhainfinnse bim ar Loch Mhic an ‰inA fhliuchfadh do bhal is do bhrollach sos.N hiad bhur n-anlaith at m ag agaoinAn chuach, an traona n an chorr-bhreacAch an Buinnen Bu, a bh ln de chroIs gur cosil liom fin i snua is i ndreach.Bhodh s ag sorl na dIs deir daoine go mbm ar an ns sin sealIs nl braon d bhfuighinn nach ligfinn sosAr fhaitos go bhfuighinn fin bs den tart!Is 'd'iarr mo str orm ligint den lN nach mbeinnse beo ach seal beag gearr:Is dirt m li gur chan s an bhragN go mb'fhaide do mo shaol an braon seo a fhil.Nach bhfeiceann t an an phobin ridhGo dteachaidh s in ag den tart ar ball?Is a dhaoine clibh, fliuchaig bhur mbalN n bhfuighidh sibh braon i ndiaidh bhur mbis!Oh Yellow Bittern, alas to see you stretchedAnd your bones there lying on bare flagstonesYou did no harm at all in the countryAnd would just as prefer ditch water to wineHad you only sent me a messageThat you were in a quandry, in need of a drinkI would have broken the ice on the lakeTo wet your beak and all the way down to your breast.I'm not lamenting your ordinary birdsThe cuckoo, the corncrake or the dappled heronBut the yellow bittern of the great heartWho was just like me in many waysHe was always fond of the supAnd people say I'm fond of a drop myselfWhatever drink comes my way, it's down it goesFor fear that I might one day die of thirst!And my darling asked me to give up the boozeOr I'd only be alive a short while more,I told her straight out she was telling a lieAnd that the drink extended my life's span.Don't you see that bird with the smooth neckThat only a while ago perished with the thirst?Ah, my pleasant people, wet your whistlesBecause after death ye won't get a drop!
Lyrics by Clannad
A Bridge A Bridge (That Carries us Over) A Bridge Of Tears A Bridge That Carries Us Over A Dream in the Night A Dream in the Night [Theme from the Angel and the... A Mhuirn\u00c3\u00adn \u00c3\u201c A Neansa\u00c3\u00ad 'Mh\u00c3\u00adle Gr\u00c3\u0... Éirigh Suas A Stóirín Úirchill an Chreagáin Alasdair MacColla Alasdair Mhic Cholla Ghasda Almost Seems (Too Late to Turn) An Bealach Seo 'ta Romham An Gabhar Ban (The White Goat) An GioBog An Gleann An Mhaighdean Mhara An Phaire An T & Uacute;Ll An tÚll An tÚll An tOilean Ur An Tull Anam Ancient Forest Ar a Ghabgail'n a 'chuain Damh Ar a ghabhail 'n a 'chuain damh Atlantic Realm Autumn Leaves Are Falling Bacach Shile Andai Bacah Shile Andai Banba Óir Banba Oir Battles Berbers, The Bhean a Ti Blackstairs Brave Enough Brian Boru's March Bridge, A Bridge, A (that Carries Us Over) Broken Pieces Bruach Na Carriage Báine Bruach Na Carriage Baine Buachaill Ón Éirne Buachaill Ón Éirne Buachaill an \u00c3\u0192\u00c2\u2030irne Buachaill an Eirne Buachaill on Eirne Buachaill On Eirne (Boy from Ireland) (English) Buireadh An Phosta By Chance it Was Caide Sin Do'n Te Sin Caide Sin Do'n Te Sin (English) Caide Sin Don Té Sin? Caislean \u00c3\u0192\u00c2\u201cir Caislean Óir Caislean OÃr Caislean Oir Child of the Sea Chuaigh Me Na Rosann Closer to Your Heart Coinleach Ghlas An Fhómhair Coinleach Ghlas An Fhomhair Coinleach Glas An Fh\u00c3\u0192\u00c2\u00b3mhair Coinleach Glas An Fhómhair Coinleach Glas an Fhromhair Coinleach Glas An Fhromhair (English) Court to Love Crann Ull Cruiscin Lan Cruscim Lan Cucanandy/The Jug of Brown Ale Darkmere Dheanainn Sugradh Dobhar Dobhar [Instrumental] Down by the Sally Gardens Dream In The Night, A Drifting dTigeas a Damhsa Dulaman Eirigh Is Cuir Ort Do Chuid Eadaigh Coiriu Eirigh Suas a Stoirin Eleanor Plunkett Fado Fairies Hornpipe off to California Fairly Shot of Her Gaoth Barra Na dTonn Gathering Mushrooms Green Fields of Gaothdobhair Harry's Game Harry's Game translation Harvest Home Herne Hourglass Hymn (To Her Love) I Search Of A Heart I See Red I Will Find You I Will Find You (Theme From \ I Will Find You (Theme From The Last of the Mohica... I Will Find You [2Step Radio Cut] I Will Find You [Martinez Radio Cut] I Will Find You [Theme from Last of the Mohicans] I Will Find You [Theme from the Last of the Mohica... In A Lifetime In a Lifetime, song In Flight In Fortune's Hand In Search Of A Heart Indoor Journey's End Kirk Pride, The La Brea Fan Dtuath La Coimhthioch Fan Dtuath (A Strange Day In The C... La Coimhthioch fan dtuath (A Strange Day in the Co... Lady Marian Lady Marion Lá Breá Fán Dtuath Last Rose of Summer, The Let me See Lish Young Buy-A-Broom Live and Learn Liza Love & Affection Love And Affection Many Roads Mhaire Bruineall Mheall Si Lena Glorthai Me Mhorag 'S Na Horo Gheallaidh Mo Mhaire Morning Dew Moving Thru Mystery Game N\u00c3\u00adl S\u00c3\u00a9 Ina L\u00c3\u00a1 (N\... N\u00edl S\u00e9 Ina L\u00e1 Na Buachaillà Alainn Na Buachailli Alainn Na Buachaillu00ed A'lainn Na Laethe Bh\u00c3\u0192\u00c2\u00ad Na Laethe Bhi Na Leethe Bhi Na Leethe Bhi (English) NíL Sé Ina Lá (níL Sé'n Lá) Neansai Mhile Gra New Grange Newgran Newgrange Ni La Na Gaoithe Ka Na Scoilb? Ni La Na Gaoithe La Na Scoilb? Nl S Ina L (Nl S'n L) Northern Skyline Now is Here Ocean of Light Of This Land Other Side Other Side, The Passing Time Pirates, The Planxty Browne Planxty Burke Poison Glen Poison Glen, The Predator Pretty Maid Pretty Maid, The Primeval Sun Rà Na Cruinne Rhapsody Na Gcrann Ri Na Cruinne Rince Briotánach Rince Briotánach [Brittany Dance] Rince Briotanach Rince Philib A'Cheoil Robin Robin (The Hooded Man) Robin (The Hooded Man) [Robin of Sherwood] Scarlet Inside Seachrán Charn tSiail Seachran Charn Tsiail Seachran Charn tSiaill Seanchas Second Nature Siùil a Run Signs of Life Siobhán Ní Dhuibhir Siobhan Ni Dhaibhir Sirius Siuil a Run Skellig Skelling Soldier Boy Soldier Boy, The Something To Believe Something to Believe In Song For Ireland Song in Your Heart Soul Seacher Soul Searcher Stepping Stone Strange Land Strayed Away Struggle Sunset Dreams T\u00c3\u00a9ir A Bhaile Ri\u00c3\u00ba Teidhir Abhaile Riu The Bridge of Tears The Fairy Queen The Golden Ball The Hunter The Hunter [*] The Last Rose of Summer The Other Side The Poison Glen The Pretty Maid The Wild City The Wild Cry Theme From Harry's Game Theme From Harrys Game (English) Theme from the Dolphin Connection There For You Thios Chois Na Tra Domh Thios Fa'n Chosta Tobar an Tsaoil Together We Tower Hill Tr\u00c3\u00a1thn\u00c3\u00b3na Beag Ar\u00c3\u00a... TransAtlantic Turas Dhomhsa Chon Na Galldachd Turning Tide Two Sisters Uirchill An Chreagain Vellum Voyager What Will I Do White Fool Why Worry Why Worry? Wild Cry Wild Cry, The Wilderness Wilderness [Instrumental] World of Difference World of Difference [*] You're The One