Can you post details of the book, please - or arrange to get a PDF of the page to me? Your brave effort at transcription has some ambiguities.


A first run at translation would be:

A truly beautiful and truly Irish air goes with this song; but unfortunately - the old words are lost. It has been made into a lovesong by some poet who put English words to it.

The second Irish quote says:

The translation which follows was made by the editor.

Author/Editor? Walsh/Breatnach?

Regards