Let the farmer praise his grounds,
Let the huntsman praise his hounds,
Let the shepherd praise his dewy scented lawn;
Oh, but I, more wise than they,
Spend each happy night and day
With my darling little crúiscín lán, lán, lán,
With my darling little crúiscín lán!
O grádh mo chroidhe mo crúiscín,
Sláinte geal mo mhúirnín.
Grádh mo chroidhe mo crúiscín lán, lán, lán,
O grádh mo chroidhe mo crúiscín lán.
Immortal and divine,
King Bacchus, god of wine,
Create me by adoption your own son;
In the hopes that you'll comply,
That me glass will ne'er run dry.
Nor my darling little crúiscín lán, lán, lán,
Oh, my darling little crúiscín lán!
O grádh mo chroidhe mo crúiscín,
Sláinte geal mo mhúirnín.
Grádh mo chroidhe mo crúiscín lán, lán, lán,
O grádh mo chroidhe mo crúiscín lán.
And when grim death appears,
In a few but happy years,
And says, “Oh, won't you come along with me?”
I'll say, “Begone, ye knave,
For King Bacchus gave me leave
To fill another crúiscín lán, lán, lán,
To fill another crúiscín lán!”
O grádh mo chroidhe mo crúiscín,
Sláinte geal mo mhúirnín.
Grádh mo chroidhe mo crúiscín lán, lán, lán,
O grádh mo chroidhe mo crúiscín lán.
So let's lift our glasses high,
Let's not part with lips so dry,
For the lark now proclaims it is the dawn;
And since we can't remain,
May we shortly meet again,
To share another crúiscín lán, lán, lán,
To share another crúiscín lán!
O grádh mo chroidhe mo crúiscín,
Sláinte geal mo mhúirnín.
Grádh mo chroidhe mo crúiscín lán, lán, lán,
O grádh mo chroidhe mo crúiscín lán.
O grádh mo chroidhe mo crúiscín,
Sláinte geal mo mhúirnín.
Grádh mo chroidhe mo crúiscín lán, lán, lán,
O grádh mo chroidhe mo crúiscín lán.
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