Ag amharc tri m'oige
Se me bhi samh
Gan eolas marbh

Bhi me og gan am

Anois taim buartha

'S fad ar shiul an la
Ochon is ochon o


Na laetha geal m'oige
Bhi siad lan de dhochas
An bealach mo a bhi romhan ansin

Bhi se i ndan dom go mbeadh me slan

[Translation]


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