The Mermaid

Is cosúil gur mheath tú nó gur thréig tú an greann
 It seems that you have changed and left behind your happiness
 Tá sneachta ga freasach fá bhéal na mbeann' The snow
 is frosty on the heather
 Do chúl buí daite 's do bhéilín sámh Your fair hair and your sweet mouth
 Siud chugaibh Mary Chinidh 's í ndiaidh an Éirne 'shnámh
 Here comes Mary Kenny after swimming the length of the Erne
 A mháithrín dhílis, dúirt Máire Bhán "Sweet mother," said Máire Bhán
 Fá bhruach an chladaigh 's fá bhéal na trá At the edge
 of the quay and at the mouth of the beach
 Maighdeán Mhara, mo mháithrín ard "My esteemed mother is a mermaid"
 Siud chugaibh Mary Chinidh 's í ndiaidh an Éirne 'shnámh
 Here comes Mary Kenny after swimming the length of the Erne
 Tá mise tuirseach agus beidh ga lá I'm tired and I will be for some time
 Mo Mháire bhroinngheal 's mo Phádraig bán My Máire
 of the white breast and my pale Pádraig
 Ar bharr na dtonna 's fá bhéal na trá On the top of
 the waves and at the edge of the sea
 Siud chugaibh Mary Chinidh 's í ndiaidh an Éirne 'shnámh
 Here comes Mary Kenny after swimming the length of the Erne