Aine, I tried to answer earlier, but couldn´t get into Mudcat, no idea why.
Many thanks for Dulaman. I´m glad to see that what I translated by myself was nearly ok, but it was your explanation that finally brought sense to the whole. Very nice song.
Of course I would like to take some lessons, but where to find a native speaker here in the last corner of the german outback??? I know an Irishman with whom I use to make some music. He helped me with the translation of Oro Se Do Bheatha Baile but didn´t get much farther than I did by myself, for he learned Irish at school (and seemed to have other interests). At last again it was a kind guy from this forum who sent the complete translation.

So long for now agus slan go foill
Harald