Peigín is Peadar
Is a Pheigín na gcarad ’s a Phéigín mo chroí,
Ó, cé hé an fear fada sin sínte leat síos?
Ó a hó a, hó a óa… ó a hó, a stóirín mo chroí
Muise, a Pheadair na gcarad is a Pheadair mo croí
Sin é do leanbh nach bhfaca tú riamh
Ó a hó a, hó a óa… ó a hó, a stóirín mo chroí
Muise, shiúil mise thoir agus shiúil mise thiar,
Ach feasóg ar leanbh ní fhaca mé riamh
Ó a hó a, hó a óa… ó a hó, a stóirín mo chroí
Is a Pheigín na gcarad ’s a Phéigín mo chroí,
Ó, éirigh ‘do sheasamh ‘gus réitigh greim bia
Ó a hó a, hó a óa… ó a hó, a stóirín mo chroí
Muise, a Pheadair na gcarad is a Pheadair mo croí
Níl ins a’ teach seo aon ghreim mine buí,
Ó a hó a, hó a óa… ó a hó, a stóirín mo chroí
Is a Pheigín na gcarad ’s a Phéigín mo chroí,
In iochtar mo mhála tá cáca min’ buí
Ó a hó a, hó a óa… ó a hó, a stóirín mo chroí
Muise, a Pheadair na gcarad is a Pheadair mo croí
Tá an cáca seo a’t lán de ghineachaí buí
Ó a hó a, hó a óa… ó a hó, a stóirín mo chroí
Is a Pheigín na gcarad ’s a Phéigín mo chroí,
Ní fhagfaidh mé an baile chúns mhairfeas mé arís
Ó a hó a, hó a óa… ó a hó, a stóirín mo chroí
Peggy and Peter
Oh Peggy my dearest and Peggy my heart
Oh who is that long man lying beside you?
Ó a hó a, hó a óa, ó a hó, love of my heart
Oh Peter my dearest and Peter my heart
That is your baby that you never saw
Ó a hó a, hó a óa, ó a hó, love of my heart
Well, I have travelled East and West
But a beard on a baby I have never seen
Ó a hó a, hó a óa, ó a hó, love of my heart
Oh Peggy my dearest and Peggy my heart
Get up, stand up and prepare some food
Ó a hó a, hó a óa, ó a hó, love of my heart
Oh Peter my dearest and Peter my heart
I haven’t a grain of yellow meal in the house
Ó a hó a, hó a óa, ó a hó, love of my heart
Oh Peggy my dearest and Peggy my heart
In the bottom of my bag is a cake of yellow meal
Ó a hó a, hó a óa, ó a hó, love of my heart
Oh Peter my dearest and Peter my heart
This cake of yours is full of yellow guineas
Ó a hó a, hó a óa, ó a hó, love of my heart
Oh Peggy my dearest and Peggy my heart
I won’t leave home for as long as I live
Ó a hó a, hó a óa, ó a hó, love of my heart
18 сен 2024