An Mhaighdean Mhara
The Mermaid
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Ag taisteal na Blárnai dhom tráth
Is mé ag dul abhaile ón aonach
Cé chasfaí orm ar bhruach an tsáile
Ach an mhaighdean mhara aerach
Travelling the Blarney road one time
Coming home from the fair
Who should I meet on the edge of the sea
But the lively mermaid
A cúl chomh buí le ór na gréine
A leiceann mar bhláth na n-airní
A brollach geal mar eala an locha
Is a cóta glas ar fiarlaoid
Her hair as yellow as the sun's gold
Her cheek like the flower of the sloe
Her bright breast like the lake's swan
And her green coat loose about her