Dervish - An Spailpin Fanach lyrics

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Is spailpin aerach treitheach mise agus bigi ag

Solathar mna dhom

Mar scaipfinn an siol faoi dho san Earrach in eadan

Taltai bana (x 2)

Mo lamha ar an gceachta I ndiaidh na gcapall 's go

Reabfainnse cnoic le fana.

An chead la I nEirinn ar liostail mise, o bhi me sugach

Sasta

'S an darna la dar liostail mise, o bhi me buartha

Craite;

Ach an triu la dar liostail mise, thabharfainn cuig

Cead punt ar fhagail,

Ach go dtugainn sin agus an oiread eile, ni raibh mo

Phas le fail a'm.

Mo chuig cead slan leat, a dhuthaigh m'athar, is go deo

Deo don eilean gramhar,

Is don scata fear og ata 'mo dhiaidh ag baile, nach

Gclisfeadh orm in am a ghathair!

Ta Baile Atha Cliath doite, is togfar Gaillimh, beidh

Lasair againn ar thinte chamha,

Beidh fion agus beoir ar bord ag m'athair -- sin

Cabhair ag an Spailpin Fanach!

Agus b'fhaide liomsa lla bheinn I dteach gan charaid na

Bliain mhor fhada is raithe,

Mar is buachaillin aerach me, sugach meanmach a

Bhreagfadh bruinneal mhanla.

Agus dha bhean deag a bhi ag ead 's ag iomai liom, a

Suil le tairfe mo laidhe --

S'e paidir na cailli nuair a theinn thar a tairseach,

"now behave yourself, a Spailpin Fanach!"