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		<publisher>Foclóir na Nua-Ghaeilge</publisher>
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<lb n="0"/><span>Ardaigh an corpán ar mhuin Thomáis</span></p>
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<lb n="2"/><p><span>A' siúl na hoíche, a Mhic Ghiolla Claonaigh,</span>
<lb n="3"/><span>b'é sin ábhar aitis, b'é sin ábhar aitis</span>
<lb n="4"/><span>nach raibh fáilt dídin ná cead síneadh</span>
<lb n="5"/><span>i measc na marbh, i measc na marbh.</span>
<lb n="6"/><span>Labhair sé go ciúin faiteach le Tomás Mhag Eacháin</span>
<lb n="7"/><span>bocht Mhag Eacháin, bocht Mhag Eacháin:</span>
<lb n="8"/><span>"Dhá n-ardachadh mo chorpán gan sultghairdeas,</span>
<lb n="9"/><span>bhéarfaidh mé mart duit, bhéaraidh mé mart duit".</span></p>
<lb n="10"/>
<lb n="11"/><p><span>"'S dhá ndéanfamuist réiteach ar a' chaoi sin</span>
<lb n="12"/><span>gá 'l a' mart sin atá tú a ghealladh?"</span>
<lb n="13"/><span>"Seon beag Bingeam, Seon mór Bingeam</span>
<lb n="14"/><span>is iad mo ghaoltaibh, is iad mo ghaoltaibh.</span>
<lb n="15"/><span>Scríobhfaidh mé nóta ar chorr-litir</span>
<lb n="16"/><span>go Béal an Asáin, go Béal an Asáin</span>
<lb n="17"/><span>'s gheobhaidh tú crúiscín faoin charnán-aoiligh</span>
<lb n="18"/><span>gruama glasa, gruama glasa.</span>
<lb n="19"/><span>'s tabhair leat é mar luach astair</span>
<lb n="20"/><span>mar luach astair, mar luach astair".</span></p>
<lb n="21"/>
<lb n="22"/><p><span>Leis sin tógadh an corpán ar mhuin Thomáis</span>
<lb n="23"/><span>insna bealaí, insna bealaí</span>
<lb n="24"/><span>tríd bóithre cúnga cruaidhe casta</span>
<lb n="25"/><span>le solas na gealaí, le solas na gealaí.</span>
<lb n="26"/><span>"Tá mac dearthára áthara damh i mBaile Mhic Mairtín</span>
<lb n="27"/><span>'s fáig ansin mé, 's faig ansin mé."</span>
<lb n="28"/><span>'s ardaigh an corpán ar mhuin Thomáis</span>
<lb n="29"/><span>le na bealaí, le solas na gealaí.</span></p>
<lb n="30"/>
<lb n="31"/><p><span>Thug muinn a' scríob sin go teampall a' Díomais</span>
<lb n="32"/><span>agus fuair mé glas air, agus fuair mé glas air.</span>
<lb n="33"/><span>"O, Dhé, a mharbháin, ...</span>
<lb n="34"/><span>tá sé daigean, tá sé daigean."</span>
<lb n="35"/><span>"Ó, 'Dhé, a chompánach, ná bí meata</span>
<lb n="36"/><span>...</span>
<lb n="37"/><span>Gheobhaidh tú an eochair ar chúl a' dorais</span>
<lb n="38"/><span>nó faoin tarsach, nó faoin tarsach."</span>
<lb n="39"/></p>
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<div><lb n="40"/><p><span>Chromais fairis agus d'fhoscail suas é</span>
<lb n="41"/><span>'s thlig mé an corpán mar bhé' pucán</span>
<lb n="42"/><span>...</span>
<lb n="43"/><span>"A, cuirfear gad air, cuirfear gad air."</span>
<lb n="44"/><span>'S fuair mé spáid ar dheis mo láimhe</span>
<lb n="45"/><span>'s bhain mé preab léith', 's bhain mé preab léith'.</span>
<lb n="46"/><span>Bhris mé láirge an bhodaigh Ghallta</span>
<lb n="47"/><span>a bhí faoin talamh, a bhí faoin talamh.</span>
<lb n="48"/><span>"Brog and browns!  You broke my bones</span>
<lb n="49"/><span>ar an fear sin, ar an fear sin</span>
<lb n="50"/><span>"Where's the rogue?  Here's the rope</span>
<lb n="51"/><span>and I'll hang him, and I'll hang him."</span></p>
<lb n="52"/>
<lb n="53"/><p><span>D'éirigh Caitrín mhór Ní Raghallaigh</span>
<lb n="54"/><span>leis a' challán, leis a' challán</span>
<lb n="55"/><span>agus Oilibhéar cumhachtach aniar ó Londain</span>
<lb n="56"/><span>i bhfad ó bhaile, i bhfad ó bhaile.</span>
<lb n="57"/><span>'S labhair aon acu le glór Ghaolaic</span>
<lb n="58"/><span>"Gá raibh sé riamh nó gá bhfuair sé a bheatha?"</span>
<lb n="59"/><span>"Sín ar lár é, 's is aige atá 'fhios é.</span>
<lb n="60"/><span>Níl a fhios agam, níl a fhios agam."</span></p>
<lb n="61"/>
<lb n="62"/><p><span>D'éirigh gabha Giles a bhí i dtaobh thíos de</span>
<lb n="63"/><span>'s Seorsa Cartan, 's Seorsa Cartan</span>
<lb n="64"/><span>"Gá'l a' casúr, where's my hammer?</span>
<lb n="65"/><span>There's a robber, there's a robber</span>
<lb n="66"/><span>'s d'éirigh a' mhéid a bhí 'nsa chréafóg</span>
<lb n="67"/><span>'s ba ábhar aitis, 's ba ábhar aitis.</span></p>
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<lb n="69"/><p><span>'S tógadh an corpán ar mhuin Thomáis</span>
<lb n="70"/><span>mar bhí roimhe, mar bhí roimhe</span>
<lb n="71"/><span>Agus bhuail gach aon acu corradh 's céad leadhb air</span>
<lb n="72"/><span>le reveille insna bealaí.</span>
<lb n="73"/><span>'S ardaíodh a' corpán ar mhuin Thomáis</span>
<lb n="74"/><span>insna bealaí, insna bealaí</span>
<lb n="75"/><span>tríd bóithre caola cruaidhe chasta</span>
<lb n="76"/><span>le solas na gealaí, le solas na gealaí.</span></p>
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