I wish I were on yonder hill
’Tis there I’d sit and cry my fill
’Til every tear would turn a mill
Is go dté tú mo mhúirnín slán*
Curfá**:
Suil, suil, suil a ruin
Suil go sochair agus suil go ciúin
Suil go doras agus éalaigh liom
Is go dté tú mo mhúirnín slán
I’ll sell my rock, I’ll sell my reel
I’ll sell my only spinning wheel
And buy my love a sword of steel
Is go dté tú mo mhúirnín slán
(Curfá)
I wish, I wish, I wish in vain
I wish I had my heart again
And vainly think I’d not complain
Is go dté tú mo mhúirnín slán
(Curfá 2x)
* And may you go safely, my darling
**
Go, go, go, my love
Go quietly and go peacefully
Go to the door and fly with me
And may you go safely, my darling