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Trasna na dTonnta

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Irish Text

Trasna na dtonnta, dul siar, dul siar.
Slán leis an uaigneas is slán leis an gcian
Geal é mo chroí agus geal í an ghrian,
Geal bheith ag fileadh go hEirinn

Chonaic mo dhóthair de thíortha í gcéin
Ór agus airgead, saibhreas an tsaoil.
Éiríonn an chroí 'nam le breacadh gach lae.
's mé ag druidim le duiche mo mhuintire.

Muintir am Iarthair 's iad cáirde mo chroí
Fáilte is feile beidh romham ar gach taobh.
Ar fhágail an tsaoil 's é ghuím ar an Rí,
Gur leo sin a chínfear I gcill mé.

Key to phonetics above

Nu rhymes with nut nah as in knob
Tuh " tuff mu as in mut
Un " under
Ee " me

Trahs-nu nu done-tu

 Coor fu:

Phonetics

Tras nu(t) nu(t) done to(n) dull sear dull sear
S-lawn lesh (b)un win-yes is s lawn lesh un geen
Gayle ay mu cree(d) ag-us gayle ee (b)un green
Gayle bay uh fill-uh go hair-in.

Hahn-(l)ick mu do-her day hear-her ee gain
Ore ag-us air-gid, s-ah-vras un teel
Air-in un cree(d) Nam le braca gack lay
S may uh drew-Jim le duck-uh mu winchere

M-winch-er om yar-her Id cordia(l) mu cree(d)
Fall-shu(t) is fall-shu bay rove air gack teeve.
Air aug(er)-all un seal ay gum air un ree(d).
Goor low shin uh (s)hin-fir ee gill may.