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		 <note type="L">47</note>
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<text><body><div><p><span>O'CURNAN'S SONG.</span></p>
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<lb n="2"/><p><span>A Máire mhilis, bhreágh,</span>
<lb n="3"/><span>A d'fúig an chnead so am lár,</span>
<lb n="4"/><span>Nach leigheasfadh sin oileán na Fódla,</span>
<lb n="5"/><span>As go m-béarfainn dar mo láimh</span>
<lb n="6"/><span>Dá d-tuigfeá féin mo chás</span>
<lb n="7"/><span>Nach leigfeá mo bhás gan fóirthin.</span>
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<div><lb n="9"/><p><span>O'CURNAN'S SONG (SECOND VERSION).</span></p>
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<lb n="11"/><p><span>I.</span></p>
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<lb n="13"/><p><span>Nach truagh sud fear mar atáim,</span>
<lb n="14"/><span>Gan fios mo leigheas le fághail,</span>
<lb n="15"/><span>Acht amháin so gur bean do bhreoidhig me;</span>
<lb n="16"/><span>Mo leigheas ní'l le fághail,</span>
<lb n="17"/><span>Ní'l mo leigheas acht aír do láimh,</span>
<lb n="18"/><span>Ní'l mo leigheas acht ag bláth na h-óige:</span>
<lb n="19"/><span>Ní aithníghim teas tar fhuacht,</span>
<lb n="20"/><span>Ní aithníghim lon tar chuach,</span>
<lb n="21"/><span>Ní aithníghim aon uair mo cháirde;</span>
<lb n="22"/><span>Ní aithníghim oidhche tar lá</span>
<lb n="23"/><span>Acht d'aithineoch mo chroidhe mo ghrádh</span>
<lb n="24"/><span>Dá d-tagach Sí a d-tráth agus foirighthin.</span></p>
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<lb n="26"/><p><span>II.</span></p>
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<lb n="28"/><p><span>A Mháire, is tú mo ghrádh,</span>
<lb n="29"/><span>Grádh lem' chroidhe do ghrádh,</span>
<lb n="30"/><span>Grádh le tnúth gan tréigion;</span>
<lb n="31"/><span>Grád ó thús go fás,</span>
<lb n="32"/><span>Grádh ó aois go bás</span>
<lb n="33"/><span>Grádh a raghaig go dlúth do'n chré liom</span>
<lb n="34"/><span>Grádh a thug mé féin duit</span>
<lb n="35"/><span>Grádh a d'fúig a b-péin mé</span>
<lb n="36"/><span>Grádh gan cham, gan chlaon, gan chantlamh.</span>
<lb n="37"/><span>Acht an bháb is gile déad</span>
<lb n="38"/><span>Is breaghtha braoithe (eyebrows) a's Sgéimh</span>
<lb n="39"/><span>Mo leun nach liom féin tu a Mháire.</span></p>
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<lb n="41"/><p><span>III.</span></p>
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<lb n="43"/><p><span>A Mollie, is tú mo chiall,</span>
<lb n="44"/><span>Is tú a chlaoig mé a b-pian,</span>
<lb n="45"/><span>Tráth go smuainim ort chomh déigheanach;</span>
<lb n="46"/><span>Gach a b-feacaidh de m' cháirde riamh,</span>
<lb n="47"/><span>Go bh-fágfainn iad am dhíaig,</span>
<lb n="48"/><span>Níos túsga 'ná bheidhinn ad' t-éaghmuis.</span>
<lb n="49"/><span>Ní ithím únsa bídh</span>
<lb n="50"/><span>Ní chodlaim neul ó luighim</span>
<lb n="51"/><span>Acht tagann osnadh am' chroidhe gan faosamh.</span>
<lb n="52"/><span>Mar a bh-fuighidh mé uair na guidhe,</span>
<lb n="53"/><span>Air dhian mhór-ghrádh mo croidhe,</span>
<lb n="54"/><span>Ní mhairfidh mé beó mí air an saoghal so.</span></p>
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<lb n="56"/><p><span>IV.</span></p>
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<lb n="58"/><p><span>A Mháire mhilis réigh,</span>
<lb n="59"/><span>'Sa cholpa an t-séim;</span>
<lb n="60"/><span>Mharbh tú go léir led' ghrádh mé,</span>
<lb n="61"/><span>Agus go m-budh bhínne liom do bheul</span>
<lb n="62"/><span>'Ná an lon air bhár na ngeug</span>
<lb n="63"/><span>'Sná seiniunt air gach teud dá áileacht.</span>
<lb n="64"/><span>Is búclach cas do chéibh,</span>
<lb n="65"/><span>Is dlúth, geal do dhéad,</span>
<lb n="66"/><span>Tá tnúth fir an t-saoghail led' gháire;</span>
<lb n="67"/><span>Chum labhartha, gasda, claon,</span>
<lb n="68"/><span>Is cúmtha deas do bheul;</span>
<lb n="69"/><span>Sé mo chreach nach liom féin t-annsacht.</span></p>
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<lb n="71"/><p><span>V.</span></p>
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<lb n="73"/><p><span>Fóir, a chumainn, déan,</span>
<lb n="74"/><span>Agus tabhair póg dam ód'bheul,</span>
<lb n="75"/><span>Agus tóg anois chúghad féin ó'n m-bás mé:</span>
<lb n="76"/><span>No órduigh mo leaba chaol,</span>
<lb n="77"/><span>A g-comhra cluthmhair déal</span>
<lb n="78"/><span>A bh-fogus don daol 's dá cháirde.</span>
<lb n="79"/><span>Ní beó mo bheó, acht eug</span>
<lb n="80"/><span>Ní'l am' ghlór acht gaoth</span>
<lb n="81"/><span>Ní'l orm snuadh, saoghal, ná sláinte,</span>
<lb n="82"/><span>Acht go deórach, brónach, tréith,</span>
<lb n="83"/><span>Gan ceól, gan spórt, gan réim,</span>
<lb n="84"/><span>Acht mór-chuid a b-péin 'sa ngrádh leat.</span></p>
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<lb n="86"/><p><span>VI.</span></p>
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<lb n="88"/><p><span>Mo chreach agus mo chás</span>
<lb n="89"/><span>Nach duine mé mar chách</span>
<lb n="90"/><span>Ghlacfach le mná an t-saoghail so</span>
<lb n="91"/><span>'Sgur airgiod buidhe 'gus bán,</span>
<lb n="92"/><span>Chaithfidh siad a dh'fhághail,</span>
<lb n="93"/><span>Tabhairt searc agus grádh d'á chéile.</span>
<lb n="94"/><span>Do chumann agus do pháirt,</span>
<lb n="95"/><span>Agus baraidhe geal do lámh,</span>
<lb n="96"/><span>So d'iarrgfainn mar bhárr Spré leat;</span>
<lb n="97"/><span>Acht a bhean úd a tá am'chrádh</span>
<lb n="98"/><span>Mar a réighfeadh tú mo cás</span>
<lb n="99"/><span>Nár thagaidh tusa slán ód' chéad mhac.</span></p>
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