Lyrics and translation Christy Moore - The Auld Triangle
A
hungry
feeling
came
o'
er
me
stealing
Une
faim
me
tenaillait,
me
rongeait
And
the
mice
were
sqealing
in
my
prison
cell
Et
les
souris
piaillaient
dans
ma
cellule
And
the
auld
triangle
went
jingle
jangle
along
the
Et
le
vieux
triangle
tintinnabula
le
long
des
Banks
of
the
Royal
Canal
Berges
du
Canal
Royal
To
start
the
morning
the
screw
was
bawling
get
up
ye
Pour
commencer
la
journée,
le
geôlier
hurlait
:« Lève-toi,
Bowsie
and
clean
up
your
cell
Pauvre
type,
et
nettoie
ta
cellule
!»
And
the
auld
triangle
went
jingle
jangle
along
the
Et
le
vieux
triangle
tintinnabula
le
long
des
Banks
of
the
Royal
Canal
Berges
du
Canal
Royal
The
screw
was
peeping
Skinner
Mac
was
sleeping
and
he
Le
geôlier
observait,
Skinner
Mac
dormait,
il
Was
dreaming
of
his
girl
Sal
Rêvait
de
sa
petite
Sal
And
the
auld
triangle
went
jingle
jangle
along
the
Et
le
vieux
triangle
tintinnabula
le
long
des
Banks
of
the
Royal
Canal
Berges
du
Canal
Royal
The
moon
was
shining
the
sun
declining
Skinner
Mac
was
La
lune
brillait,
le
soleil
déclinait,
Skinner
Mac
était
Pining
in
his
prison
cell
En
proie
au
chagrin
dans
sa
cellule
And
the
auld
triangle
went
jingle
jangle
along
the
Et
le
vieux
triangle
tintinnabula
le
long
des
Banks
of
the
Royal
Canal.
Berges
du
Canal
Royal.
In
the
female
prison
there
lie
seventy
women
and
it's
Dans
la
prison
pour
femmes,
il
y
a
soixante-dix
femmes,
et
c'est
In
there
with
them
that
I'd
like
to
dwell
Là-bas,
avec
elles,
que
j'aimerais
rester
And
the
auld
triangle
went
jingle-jangle
Et
le
vieux
triangle
tintinnabula
All
along
the
banks
of
the
Royal
Canal
Le
long
des
berges
du
Canal
Royal
And
the
auld
triangle
went
jingle-jangle
Et
le
vieux
triangle
tintinnabula
All
along
the
banks
of
the
Royal
Canal
Le
long
des
berges
du
Canal
Royal
Rate the translation
1
North and South
2 Yellow Triangle
3 At the G.P.O. 1980
4 The Bridge at Killaloe (Scariff Martyrs)
5 Shoot out the Streetlights
6 Don't Hand Me Over
7 Southern Winds
8 On the Blanket
9 Hey Paddy
10 Tyrone Boys
11 90 Miles to Dublin
12 The Hamburg Medley
13 Smoke and Strong Whiskey
14 100 Miles from Home
15 Ships in the Forest
16 Danny Boy (Derrylondon Air)
17 Trip to Carnsore
18 Someone to Love
19 All I Remember
20 Grey Lake of Loughrea
21 Aisling
22 The Way Pierce Turner Sings
23 Wicklow Boy
24 Ballinamore
25 Rialto Derry January 1993
26 Paddy on the Road
27 Down in the Valley
28 Finnegan's Wake
29 Tribute to Ewan McColl
30 Whiskey in the Jar
31 Weela Waile
32 The Enniskillen Dragoon
33 Come by the Hill
34 The Lark in the Morning
35 Bridget's Pill
36 The Bould Rake
37 Seth Davy
38 1913 Lockout
39 The Old Man's Song
40 Roots
41 On a Single Day
42 No Time for Love
43 Fouled the Ball
44 Scapegoats
45 On the Bridge
46 Armagh Women
47 Among the Wicklow Hills
48 This Is the Day
49 Lay with Me
50 Johnny Connors
51 Little Musgrave
52 1945
53 Poitín
54 Tippin' It Up
55 Poor Old Earth
56 January Man
57 Quiet Desperation
58 Don't Forget Your Shovel
59 Two Conneeleys
60 Folk Tale
61 The Powdered Milk Brigade
62 In Zurich
63 Goose Green (Taking Tea with Pinochet)
64 Tim Evans
65 St. Patrick's Night in San Fernando
66 Hey! Ronnie Reagan
67 Mullaghmore
68 Who Cares?
69 Nuke Power
70 They Never Came Home
71 Dunnes Stores
72 Johnny Jump Up
73 Three Drunken Maidens
74 Radcliffe Highway
75 Cold Blow
76 Brown Eyes (For Joe Shheran)
77 The Auld Triangle
78 Viva la Quinte Brigada
79 Cry Like a Man
80 Veronica
81 Wise and Holy Woman
82 Strange Ways
83 Cricklewood
84 The Lakes of Pontcharttrain
85 Farewell to Pripchat
86 Dalesman's Litany
87 Anne Lovett
88 Ballindine
89 Changes
90 Different Love Song
91 Lawless
92 Intro
93 Joxer
94 Jack Doyle (The Contender)
95 El Salvador
96 The Raggle Taggle Gypsy
97 John O'Dreams
2 Yellow Triangle
3 At the G.P.O. 1980
4 The Bridge at Killaloe (Scariff Martyrs)
5 Shoot out the Streetlights
6 Don't Hand Me Over
7 Southern Winds
8 On the Blanket
9 Hey Paddy
10 Tyrone Boys
11 90 Miles to Dublin
12 The Hamburg Medley
13 Smoke and Strong Whiskey
14 100 Miles from Home
15 Ships in the Forest
16 Danny Boy (Derrylondon Air)
17 Trip to Carnsore
18 Someone to Love
19 All I Remember
20 Grey Lake of Loughrea
21 Aisling
22 The Way Pierce Turner Sings
23 Wicklow Boy
24 Ballinamore
25 Rialto Derry January 1993
26 Paddy on the Road
27 Down in the Valley
28 Finnegan's Wake
29 Tribute to Ewan McColl
30 Whiskey in the Jar
31 Weela Waile
32 The Enniskillen Dragoon
33 Come by the Hill
34 The Lark in the Morning
35 Bridget's Pill
36 The Bould Rake
37 Seth Davy
38 1913 Lockout
39 The Old Man's Song
40 Roots
41 On a Single Day
42 No Time for Love
43 Fouled the Ball
44 Scapegoats
45 On the Bridge
46 Armagh Women
47 Among the Wicklow Hills
48 This Is the Day
49 Lay with Me
50 Johnny Connors
51 Little Musgrave
52 1945
53 Poitín
54 Tippin' It Up
55 Poor Old Earth
56 January Man
57 Quiet Desperation
58 Don't Forget Your Shovel
59 Two Conneeleys
60 Folk Tale
61 The Powdered Milk Brigade
62 In Zurich
63 Goose Green (Taking Tea with Pinochet)
64 Tim Evans
65 St. Patrick's Night in San Fernando
66 Hey! Ronnie Reagan
67 Mullaghmore
68 Who Cares?
69 Nuke Power
70 They Never Came Home
71 Dunnes Stores
72 Johnny Jump Up
73 Three Drunken Maidens
74 Radcliffe Highway
75 Cold Blow
76 Brown Eyes (For Joe Shheran)
77 The Auld Triangle
78 Viva la Quinte Brigada
79 Cry Like a Man
80 Veronica
81 Wise and Holy Woman
82 Strange Ways
83 Cricklewood
84 The Lakes of Pontcharttrain
85 Farewell to Pripchat
86 Dalesman's Litany
87 Anne Lovett
88 Ballindine
89 Changes
90 Different Love Song
91 Lawless
92 Intro
93 Joxer
94 Jack Doyle (The Contender)
95 El Salvador
96 The Raggle Taggle Gypsy
97 John O'Dreams
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