Oro sé do bheatha bhaile

Oro sé do bheatha bhaile

Verse by verse translation

se do bheatha, a bhean ba leanmhar
B'e ar gcreach tu bheith i ngeibhinn
Do dhuiche bhrea i seilbh meirleach
'S tu diolta leis na ghallaibh

Welcome lady of great sorrow
We share the grief of your internment
Your fair land in the hands of brigands
And you enslaved by strangers

Oro, se do bheatha abhaile
Oro, se do bheatha abhaile
Oro, se do bheatha abhaile
Anois ar theacht an tsamhraidh

Oh, welcome home
Oh, welcome home (oro, come back home)
Oh, welcome home
Now the summer is coming

Ta Grannie Mhoal ag teacht thar saile
Oglaigh armtha lei mar gharda
Gaeil iad fein is ni Gaill na Spainnigh
Is cuirfidh ruaig ar ghallaibh

Grannie mhoal (Grace O'Malley) is crossing the ocean
With armed warriors as her guard
Gaels are they not French nor Spaniards
They will overwhelm to the foreigners

Oro...

A bhui le ri na bhfeart go bhfeiceam
Muna mbeam beo ina dhiaidh ach seachtain
Grannie Mhoal agus mile gaiscioch
Ag fogairt fain ar ghallaibh

Thank heaven's king that we shall see
Even though we die soon after (the next week)
Grace O'Malley and a thousand warriors
Herald the stranger's retreat

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[jackmeogh]

Tea breaks,coffee breaks and even smoke breaks...But singing breaks, bloody marvellous! Good voice too!

[spannerotoole]

Those where the days alright.. Thanks

[imaof4]

Love, love this song :)! Your voice is quite pleasant... Is there a reason you decided to do it accapella?

My favorite rendition is by Sinéad O' Connor, but then again, almost anything she sings is well done.

Buíochas!

Buíochas

[spannerotoole]

The reason i did it accapella is because at the time, i did not have my guitar handy.

[irisharmyrangers]

@spannerotoole do you know how to speak irish

[spannerotoole]

@irisharmyrangers Very Basic Irish, I understood what is being said to me, but not always what to say back.

[90tommy84601]

up da Ra

[jimmyratz]

Greetings from Houston Texas! Bravo lad, you have a marvolous voice. Keep singing Irish Rebel songs, I love it!1

[MrRock1331]

Great voice mo chara.TAL!!!

[irisharmyrangers]

@spannerotoole im from Donegal and my first language was irish

[e3kz]

great voice man!

[griggsmichael]

I loved it. Good job.

[GerdEric]

verrückt )

[mcgzer]

Brilliant man, just brilliant.

[rockisdead25]

beautifully done i wish my gaelic was that that good