Background music: 'S Fágaim mo Bhaile
Curfá:
Deireadh an turas mór,
Curfá
Is fada anois an lá
Chorus:
The end of the great journey,
Chorus
Long ago was the day
The song itself is all intonation, although you might say the
intonation is "based" in Irish Gaelic. Enya sings "oró, horo,
mo-ray he u way, he u way" and so on. The word "oró" is an
interjection that could be translated as "oh!" or "oho!", but the rest
of the song is intonation.
Courtesy of Vivian and Jack Hennessey
Rest mouse on shamrocks below for phonetics
Maidin 's tús an lae
's fágaim mo bhaile.
Tá mo chroíse go brón
's fada ar shiúl m'óige.
Oíche 's mé liom féin.
Spéartha dubh go domhain, a choích.
Ag cuimhneamh ar laetha a bhí
gan ghá agus gan ghruaim.
Éistim leis an ghaoth.
Uaigneas mór, go deo, a choích.
táim brónach, buartha 's briste.
I mo dhiaidh nach mbeidh níos mó,
ach, tá sé i ndán dúinn, a pháistí.
Repeat last line
a d'fhág mé mo bhaile.
Níl áthas i mo shaol.
Níl ann ach an marbh.
Repeat last line
Morning and the start of the day
and I leave my home.
My heart is grieving
and my youth is long past.
Night and I am alone.
Endless deep black skies.
Recollecting the days that were
carefree and happy
I listen to the wind.
Great loneliness, forever, and ever.
I am sad, sorrowful, and broken.
After me, there will be nothing more,
but, it is our fate, children.
Repeat last line
that I left my home.
There is no joy in my life.
Nothing is left except the dead.
Repeat last line
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