Letra A Mhuirnín à de Clannad original

Chorus (after each verse):
A mhuirnĂ­n Ăł an dtiocfaidh tĂş na bhaile
A mhuirnĂ­n Ăł an dtiocfaidh tĂş liom
A mhuirnĂ­n Ăł an dtiocfaidh tĂş na bhaile
A mhuirnĂ­n Ăł

(Repeat)

BhĂ­ sĂŠ thĂ­os i lĂĄr a' mhargaidh
DĂłl sĂŠ 's cheol sĂŠ ar rith an lae
Nuair a thĂĄinig an oĂ­che gan pingin ina bhrĂ­ste
Is mairg nĂĄr ghlac mĂŠ comhairle na mnĂĄ

Casadh orm ĂŠ le heiri na grĂŠine
An ĂłgĂĄnach gleoite go follĂĄin 's go beo
Nuair a thĂłg sĂŠ a hata agus labhair sĂŠ le gĂĄire
Thit mĂŠ i ngra leis, chreid mĂŠ go deo

BhĂ­ cnaipĂ­ airgid ar mo chĂłta
Is ribnĂ­ sĂ­oda a bhfearr sa tĂ­r
SlabhraĂ­ Ăłir is clocha luachmhar
Mheall mĂŠ le saibhreas ĂŠ go fĂ­or

NĂ­ rabhas ag a nduine cĂŠ'n phĂĄirt dĂŠn tĂ­r ĂŠ
Labhair sĂŠ go uasal soinneanta sĂł
BhĂ­ 'n tiombĂĄ thart go raibh tiarna ina theaghlach
NĂ­ raibh sĂŠ i bhfad bhĂ­ mĂŠ geallta do

TĂĄ'n ceangal fada 's deacar a scaoileadh
Bhfearr i bhfad a bheith cinnte do
NĂ­or ghlac sĂŠ i bhfad gur bhris sĂŠ mo chroĂ­ sa
A leoga nĂ­ seo mo scĂŠilĂ­n Ăł

A 'gur shiĂşl sĂŠ sĂ­os i lĂĄr a mhargaidh
'S cheannaigh sĂŠ carda ar phunt nĂł dhĂł
BhĂ­ an tĂĄdh ina rith leis, bhain sĂŠ an 'lotto'
Anois bhĂŠidh an chuideachta againn go deo
Translation
My darling love, will you come back home?
My darling love, will you come with me?
My darling love, will you come back home?
My darling love

He was down at the market
He drank and sang all day long
When night came and he hadn't a penny in his pocket
Oh what a shame I didn't take the missus' advice

I met him at sunrise
A charming, healthy and lively young lad
When he lifted his hat and spoke with a smile
I fell in love with him, thought it would never end

My coat had buttons of silver
And the best silk ribbons in the country
Golden chains and precious stones
I truly enticed him with my glitter and gold

No one knew from which part of the land he came
He spoke nobly and with pleasant ease
Rumor had it that there was a lord in his family
It wasn't long 'til I was engaged to him

The bond is long and difficult to untie
It's much better to be sure of it
It didn't take long 'til he broke my heart
Indeed this is not the story I'd prefer to be telling

But then he went back down to the market
And bought a ticket for a pound or two
Luck was on his side, he won the lottery
Now we'll forever be living the good life

This might mean that the link to this nobleman was a very distant one, and that 'he' therefore was not rich - in fact quite poor; so she instantly regrets her engagement to him.

'A leoga' means 'alas'. 'NĂ­ seo mo scĂŠilĂ­n' means 'this is not my story' (or anecdote), and 'Ăł', when placed after the sentence like this, can just mean 'oh', but it can also be a term of endearment, then pertaining to 'scĂŠilĂ­n'. So the way I think it makes the most sense is if we take 'mo scĂŠilĂ­n Ăł' to mean something like 'my sweet story', ie., the story that she wished she were telling now.