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Buachaill On Eirne

from Turn Again by Triantan

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Buachaill Ón Éirne is a charmingly disguised appeal to the Irish people to support the cause of a republic. Specifically the song asks Ireland, personi ed as a woman, to accept a suitor who represents the Young Ireland movement and to reject an older one (the O’Connell brothers) and so not lose her language and culture.

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Buachaill ón Eirne mé ‘s bhreagfainn féin cailín deas óg
Ní iarrfainn bó spré léithe tá mé féin saibhir go leor
‘S liom Corcaigh da mhéid é dhá thaobh an ghleanna ‘s Tír Eoghainn
‘S mura n-athraí mé beasaí ‘s mé’n t-oidhr’ ar Chondae Mhaigheo

Rachaidh mé amárach a dhéanamh leanna fán choill
Gan choite gan bád gan gráinnín brach’ ar bith liom
Ach duilliúr na gcraobh mar éadaigh leapa ós mo chionn
‘S óró sheacht m’ anam déag thú ‘s tú ag féachaint tharam anall

Buachailleacht bó mo leo nar chleacht mise ariamh
Ach ag imirt ‘s ag ól le hógmhná dheasa fán shliabh
Má chaill mé mo stór ní moide gur chaill mé mo chiall
Is ní mó liom do phóg ná ‘n bhróg atáim a’ chaitheamh le bliain

A chuisle ‘s a stór ná pós an seanduine liathn
Ach pós an fear óg mura maire se ach an bliain
Nó beidh tú go fóill gan ‘ó’ nó ‘mac’ os do chionn
Ag silfeadh na deora tráthnóna nó ar maidin go trom

[A boy from the Eirne am I, and would court a fine young girl
I won’t ask a cow as dowry, I am myself quite wealthy
I own Cork, the full extent of it, both sides of the glen, and Tyrone
And unless I change my ways I’m the heir to the County Mayo

I will go tomorrow to make pale ale in the woods
Without a coracle, without a boat, without a grain of gruel
But the leaves of the branch as bedclothes over my head
And oh! you, the utmost of my soul, watching me from afar

The tending of cattle I have never practised
But playing and drinking with fine young women by the mountain
Were I to lose my wealth I would hardly lose my senses
I prefer your kiss to the shoe that I’ve been wearing for a year

Oh darling, my treasure, don’t marry the grey old man
But marry the young man even if he survives but one year
Or you will yet be without ‘O’ or ‘Mac’ over your head
Shedding tears, in the evening or morning, heavily]

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from Turn Again, released January 9, 2021
Words & Tune: Traditional Irish, c. 1848

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Miguel’s a versatile singer, choral director & composer. His interests include folk & world music, political satire, the environment, trade unionism & the responsible enjoyment of alcohol. His songwriting embraces themes like peace & justice, the family cat, & visceral passionate attraction. His enthusiasm for recording community singing has let many people share the power of their songs. ... more

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