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Níl 'Na Lá

Daybreak Has Not Yet Come

newly added connachtcomictraditionaldrinking-song
Gaeilge English
Tá na caoirigh ag ithe an gheamhair Tá an gamhain ag ól an bhainne Prátaí síos gan díolachán 'S duine gan mheabhair Ná raghá abhaile
The sheep are eating the young winter wheat The calf is drinking up the milk Potatoes left unsold You senseless man Will you not go home!
Is deas an bhean í Siobhán óg Gúna nua uirthi aníos ón siopa Breathnaím ar mo ghiní óir 'S í ag rince ar an mbord Leis an phoc ar buile
Siobhán is a fine young girl In her new dress from the shop I gaze at my golden guinea Dancing on the table Driven half-mad with the frenzy
Níl 'na lá, tá 'na lá Níl 'na lá, ná ar maidin Níl 'na lá, tá 'na lá Is bean a rá, is í ar fhága
Daybreak has not yet come — but now it has Daybreak has not yet come — but now it's morning Daybreak has not yet come — but now it has A woman has said it, and she has gone
Buailim suas, buailim síos Buailim cleamhnas ar bhean a' leanna Cuirim giní óir ar an mbord Is bím ag ól anseo go maidin
Oh I go up and I go down I try my luck with the tavern woman I throw a guinea on the table And drink here until morning
Tá mo bhróga i dtigh an óil Tá mo stocaí i dtigh a' leanna Tá na coiligh go léir ag glaoch 'S b'éigean domsa 'dhul abhaile
My shoes are in the alehouse My stockings left there too All the cocks have begun to crow And I am forced to head for home

Source: https://penguinpoweredpiano.wordpress.com/2013/04/05/song-translation-nil-na-la-daybreak-has-not-yet-come-by-orla-fallon-gaelic-irish/