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Wolfgang Hell Lyr Req: Mo Mhaire & dTigeas a Damhsa (Clannad) (13) Lyr Add: MO MHÁIRE and DTIGEAS A DAMHSA 11 Oct 98


My Dulaman LP has all the lyrics added, so here are the two songs. Please blame my scanner for all the typos left and not me. Of course I tried to improve the partial mess he made of the copy, but proofreading in a language you do not know at all is a very challenging job.

Wolfgang

Mo Mháire

Ag feis nó dáil níl bean le fáil
Chomh sciamhach le mo Mháire
Tá aice cneas bog bán a’s deas
Do chuirfeadh lil' faoi náire;
'san domhan seo, níl aon chroí chomh díl
Nó cailín tá nfos fire-
‘measc óg nó sean 'sí plúr na mban
Is ise bród na tíre.

Tá gruaig mo stóir mar fháinni óir
A' titim sios go talamh;
Thar muinéal bán as guaille lán
A cuma 'tá mar dhealbh.
Gí glan soi1éir gach réalt 'san spéir
Tá súil mo ghrá nios glaine
's binne g1ór mo chailin óig
Ná cláirsí ciúin na cruinne.

'Measc aos óg i leathar bróg
Ar urlár, cúirt nó pairliúin
Níor sheas le taobh aon fhear ariamh
Bean-rinceoir leath chomh hálainn
Má bhris si croí aon óganaigh
Gan bréag do bhris si céadta
‘gus tá na mná fáil bháis gach lá
Le troim' is neart a n-éada.

dTigeas A DAMHSA

dTigeas a damhsa damhsa, dTigeas a damhsa dom?
dTigeas a damhsa damhsa damhsa, dTigeas a damhsa dom?

Goirm i gcónaí gcónai, goirm i gcónaí dom,
Goirrn i gcónaí 'gcónaí 'gcónaí, maidin Dé Luain a b’fhearr.

dTigeas a damhsa damhsa, dTigeas a damhsa dom?
dTigeas a damhsa damhsa damhsa, dTigeas a damhsa dom?

Buachaill aniar aniar, buachaih aniar a b'fhearr,
Buachaill aniar aniar aniar, is cailín ó Shliabh na bPeann.

dTigeas a damhsa damhsa, dTigeas a darnhsa dom?
dTigeas a damhsa damhsa damhsa, dTigeas a damhsa dom?

Buachaill maith súiste súiste, buachaill maith súiste a b'fhearr,
Buachaill maith súiste súiste súiste súiste is cailín deas túirne leann.

dTigeas a damhsa damhsa, dTigeas a damhsa dom?
dTigeas a damhsa damhsa damhsa, dTigeas a damhsa dom?


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