One morning early I went out On the shore of Lough Leinn The leafy trees of summertime And the warm rays of the sun As I wandered through the townlands And the luscious grassy plains Who should I meet but a beautiful maid At the dawning of the day
Not a shoe, nor sock, nor cape, nor cloak Had the maiden from the sky Her golden hair in tresses hung And touched the grass up high In her hand she held a milking pail In the dew she looked so fair Her beauty excelled even Helen of Troy At the dawning of the day
The young maiden sat by my side On a green grassy bench Joking her and claiming That I'd never part with her She turned and said, "Please go away You are not wide awake" Here come the lights, I must be gone With the dawning of the day
Údar anaithnid
Maidin moch do ghabhas amach, Ar bruach Locha Léin; An Samhradh teacht's an chraobh len'ais, Is ionrach te ón ngréin,
Ar thaisteal dom trí bhailte poirt is bánta mine réidhe, Cé a gheobhainn le mбis ach an chúileann deas, Le fáinne geal an lae.
Ní raibh bróg ná stoca, caidhp ná clóc; Ar mo stóirin óg ón spier, Ach folt fionn órga sios go troigh, Ag fás go barr an théir.
Bhí calán crúite aici ina glaic, 'S ar dhrúcht ba dheas a scéimh, Do rug barr gean ar Bhéineas deas, Le fáinne geal an lae.
Do shuigh an bhrideog sios le m'ais, Ar bhrinse glas den fhéar, Ag magadh léi bhios dá maiomh go pras, Mar mhnaoi nach scarfainn léi.
'S é dúirt í liomsa, "imigh uaim, Is scaoil ar siúl mé a réic", Sin iad aneas na soilse ag teacht, Le fáinne geal an lae.