Paroles et traduction Traditional feat. Clannad - Thios chois na tra dohm

Thios chois na tra dohm

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 Strand

Down by the strand, in the depths of the night
The great world asleep, and I alone
The seabirds cry out mournfully
Like poor souls in pain

Full moon and full tide
Joy and silence, and beauty in the world
The murmur of the sea receding in my ears
The soft music of the water flowing like a river

Within the island is an old blessed cemetery
The place where saints lived in times past
There are people in there spending a time of rest
They will not walk beyond the shore anymore

Loneliness struck my mind as I looked at the cemetery
And I was pondering the people lying within
Men and young women, old people and children
People of my people and friends of my heart

The roosters are crowing and the stars are fading
The moon is setting and it's not long until day
Farewell now, old blessed cemetery
And the people who would walk with me down by the strand