Текст песни Cion - glasán darach

Cion
(Affection)

Bliain níos sine, samhradh meirbh
(a year older, a hot summer)
Chonaic mé an fharraige aríst, 's gliondar i mo chroí
(I saw the sea again, and joy was in my heart)
Snámh amach domhain, níl fhios cá dtiocfaidh mé i dtír
(swimming out deep, not knowing where I will come ashore)
Níl fhios, cá dtiocfaidh mé
(not knowing where I will go)

Curfa (chorus)
Cion, grá, is fiú fanacht, go dtiocfaidh an la
(affection, love, is worth waiting for, until the day comes)
Cion, grá, is fiú fanacht
(affection, love, is worth waiting for)

Chonaic mé uaigneas, ach chonaic mé treo
(I saw sorrow but I saw a way)
In aice láimhe cúnamh go leoir
(a lot of help is at hand)
Roimh ré agus go rialta
(beforehand and regularly)
Ar mo ghluaine, i mo luí, nó i mo shuí
(on my knees, asleep or awake)