Fado - Clannad

Anois i dtús an fhómhair

Is mé smaointiú siar

Ar an laethe aerach’i bhfad ó shoin

'S mé a' súgradh le mo mhian

Bhí áilneacht aoibhinn ar a h-aghaidh

Is sólás in a croí

Ba sin fadó a bhuachaill

Ba sin fadó, fadó

I ndúbhlaíocht an gheimhridh

A casadh orm í

Go h-éascaí stuama 's muid linn fhéin

Thug sí domhsa lámh

Ghoid mé póg on bhainbíon óg

'S thit mé léi i ngrá

Ba sin fadó a bhuachaill

Ba sin fadó, fadó

A bhuachaill óig

I bhfad sul a bhfaca tusa 'n lá

A bhuachaill óig

I bhfad sul a bhfaca tusa 'n lá

Nar dheas dá dtiochfadh an trá sin

Ar seal beag liom arís

Ó bhéarfainn dí gach uile ní

'S mo dhílseacht léi go bráth

Tá'n saol seo cruaidh, tá'n saol seo corr

Tig scamall ar an ghrian

Ba deas fadó a bhuachaill

Ba deas fadó, fadó

A bhuachaill óig

I bhfad sul a bhfaca tusa 'n lá…

Now in early autumn

I am thinking back

On the gay days ’long ago

As I play with my desire

There was a delightful beauty on her face

It is a consolation in her heart

That was a long time ago boy

That was a long, long time ago

In the gloom of winter

She turns me on

Easily prudent while we are alone

She gave me a hand

I stole a kiss from the young lady

And I fell in love with her

That was a long time ago boy

That was a long, long time ago

A young boy

Long before you saw the day

A young boy

Long before you saw the day

Wouldn't it be nice if that beach came

A little while with me again

Oh I would give her everything

My loyalty to her is forever

This world is hard, this world is odd

The sun is clouded

It used to be nice boy

It was nice a long, long time ago

A young boy

Long before you saw the day…