Ag amharc trí m'óige Sé mé bhí sámh Gan eolas marbh Bhí mé óg gan am
Anois táim buartha 'S fad ar shiúl an lá Ochón is ochón ó
Na laetha geal m'óige Bhí siad lán de dhóchas An bealach mó a bhí romhan ansin Bhí sé i ndán dom go mbeadh mé slán
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(Перевод на английский)
Looking back at my youth I was content Without dead knowledge I was young, without time Now I'm sorrowful Those days are long past Sadness and loss The great days of my youth They were full of expectation The great journey that was before me then Happiness was in store for me