Na laetha geal m'óige                      The bright days of my youth
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(In ómós do mo m'athair agus do m'atair)  (In honor of my father and mother)

Ag amharc tré m'óige                      Looking back over my youth
Is mé bhí sámh                            I see I was contented
Gan eolas marbh                           Without knowledge of death
Bhí mé óg san am,                         I was young then

Anois, táim buartha                       Now I am worried
's fad ar shiúil an lá.                   During the course of the day.
Ochón 's ochón ó.                         (Oh sorrow!) [Alas and woe, oh.]

Na laetha geal m'óige                     The bright days of my youth
Bhí siad lán de dhóchas                   Were full of hope
An bealach mór a bhí romham anonn         The big road that was before us then
Bhí sé i ndán domh go mbeinn, slán, slán. Was what was destined to be,
Bye bye...

(Repeat refrain)