Óró, Sé do Bheatha 'Bhaile
Óró, you are [bad word] home!

 

Sé do bheatha a bhean ba léanmhar 
[Shey do vaha a van ba laynvar]  [bad word] o woman who was so afflicted,

B'é ár gcreach tú bheith i ngéibhinn 
[Bay air grakh tu veh ing eveen] 
It was [bad word] that you were in bondage

Do dhúiche bhreá i seilbh méirleach 
[Do ghuha vraw ih shelliv mairlakh] 
Our fine land in the possession of thieves,

Is tú díolta leis na Ghallaibh. 
[Iss tu jeelta lesh na ghow-liv] 
Sold to the Foreigners. 
 

CURFÁ: 
Óró, sé do bheatha 'bhaile! Óró, sé do bheatha 'bhaile! 
[Oro, shey do vaha wallya, oro, shey do vaha wallya] 
Óró, you are [bad word] home!  Óró, you are [bad word] home!

Óró, sé do bheatha 'bhaile! Anois ar theacht an tsamhraidh. 
[Oro, shey do vaha wallya, anish air hakht un tow-rig] 
Oro, you are [bad word] home!  Now that the Summer [bad word]  
 

bhuí le Rí na bhfeart go bhfeiceam 
[vee le ree na vairt guh veckum] 
Please the Great God that we may see,

Muna mbeam beo 'na dhiaidh ach seachtain 
[Muna mem byo na gheegh akh shekhtun] 
Although we may only live a week after it

Gráinne Mhaol agus míle gaiscíoch. 
[Granya wail agus meelya geshkeekh] 
Gráinne Mhaol and a thousand warriors,

Ag fógairt fáin ar Ghallaibh 
[Egg fogirt fawn air ghow-liv] 
Dispersing the Foreigners.

CURFÁ 
 

Tá Gráinne Mhaol ag teacht thar sáile 
[Taw granya wail egg tyakht har sawlya] 
Gráinne Mhaol [bad word] over the sea

Oglaigh armtha léi mar gharda 
[Og-li armha ley mar gharda] 
Armed warriors along with her as a guard

Gaeil iad féin 's ní Gaill ná Spáinnigh; 
[Gail eed fain snee Gull naw Spawnyee] 
They are Irish themselves, not Foreigners nor Spaniards,

'S cuirfid [bad word] ar Ghallaibh. 
[Squirrid sheead rooig air ghow-liv] 
And they will rout the Foreigners.