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☘ How to say Mo Ghile Mear in Irish

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Find the lyrics here or in the blog post linked above!

Seal dá rabhas i m' mhaighdean shéimh,
/Shal daw rowuss im vyjen hayv/
Once I was a gentle maiden,
'S anois i m' bhaintreach chaite thréith,
/sanish im vyntrukh khotcha hray/
but now I'm a spent, wornout widow,
Mo chéile ag treabhadh na dtonn go tréan
/Muh khayla egg trowa na down guh train/
my spouse strongly ploughing the waves,
De bharr na gcnoc san imigéin
/Deh vawr nah gnuk san imeegain/
over the hills and far away.

Curfá Chorus
’Sé mo laoch mo ghile mear,
/Shay muh laykh muh ghileh mar/
My gallant darling is my hero,
’Sé mo Chaesar, ghile mear,
/Shay muh Khaysur, ghileh mar/
He's my Caesar, gallant darling,
Suan ná séan ní bhfuaireas féin,
/Sooun naw shayn nee vooruss hayn/
I found neither sleep nor happiness
Ó chuaigh i gcéin mo ghile mear.
/Oh hooig e gain muh ghileh mar/
since my gallant darling went far away

Bímse buan ar buairt gach ló,
/Beemsha booun ar boort gokh low/
Every day I'm constantly enduring grief,
Ag caoi go crua is ag tuar na ndeor
/Eh kuee guh krooa iss eh toor na noor/
weeping bitterly and shedding tears,
Ó scaoileadh uaim an buachaill beo
/Oh squeelug wem on bookhel byo/
because my lively lad has gone away from me
Is ná ríomhtar tuairisc uaidh, mo bhrón.
/Iss naw reevtur toorishk weg, muh vrohn/
and no news is heard from him, alas.