Thios Chois Na Tra Domh - Clannad

Thíos cois na trá domh, in ndoimhneacht na h-oíche

An saol mhor ina gcodhladh, 's mise liom féin

Na h-éanacha mara ag scairtigh go léanmhar

Cosúil le h-anamnacha bochta i bpéin

Ionlán gealaí 's iomlán rabharta

Aoibhneas 's ciúineas, 's áilleacht sa domhain

Crónán na fairrige ag dul siar ar mo chluasa

Bog-cheol an uisce ag sileadh sam abhainn

Istigh ar h-inseáin tá sean-reilig bheannaithe

An áit inar mhaireadh naoimh sam aimsir fadó

Tá daoine istigh ann ag chaith seal do h-aerach

Ní shiúlfaidh siad thar fán chladaigh níos mó

Bhuail uaigneas m’intinn 's mé ag amharc ar an reilig

'S mé ag meadhradh ar dhaoine istigh ann ina luí

Fir a’s mná óga, seandaoine 's páistí

Muintir mo mhuintir 's cairde mo chroí

Tá no coiligh ag glaoch 's na réalta ag bánú

Tá an gealach ina luí 's ní fada go lá

Slán agat anois a shean-reilig bheannaithe

'S na daoine a shiúlfadh liom síos cois na trá

Down by the beach for me, in the depths of the night

The big world asleep, I alone

The seabirds are calling sadly

Like poor souls in pain

Full moon and full tide

Joy and silence, and beauty in the world

The murmur of the sea echoing in my ears

The soft music of the water flowing in the river

Inside the inlets is a blessed old graveyard

The place where saints lived in ancient times

There are people inside spending time gay

They will no longer walk across the shore

Loneliness strikes my mind as I look at the cemetery

I think of the people in it lying there

Young men and women, old men and children

The people of my people and the friends of my heart

No cocks are crowing and the stars are fading

The moon is setting and it's not long

Farewell now, blessed old graveyard

And the people who would walk me down by the beach