Connla
Connla
 

Cé hé sin amuigh atá leagann na claíocha? [3x]
[Key hey shin amah ataw lyagin na kleeakha]
Who is it out there knocking my ditches down?

“Mise mé fhéin” adeir Connla.
[Misha mey heyn, adair Connla.]
Only meself, says Connla.

CURFÁ:
A Chonnla chroí, ná tarra nios goire dhom [3x]
[A Khonnla khree, nuh tarra nissgerra ghom]
Connla dear, don’t come any nearer me.

“Is coir dom sin” adeir Connla.
[Iss cor dum shin, adair Connla.]
Maybe I shouldn’t, says Connla.

Cé hé sin amuigh atá buala na fuinneoige? [3x]
“Mise mé fhéin” adeir Connla.
[Key hey shin amah ataw boola nuh fwinyoga]
Who is it out there tapping my window pane?

CURFÁ

Cé hé sin thíos atá fadu na teine dhom? [3x]
“Mise mé fhéin” adeir Connla.
[Key hey shin hees ataw fadoo nuh tinna ghom]
Who is it down there raking the fire for me?

CURFÁ

Cé hé sin thíos atá tochas mo bhunnacha? [3x]
“Mise mé fhéin” adeir Connla.
[Key hey shin hees ataw tokhas muh wunnakha]
Who is it down there tickling the toes of me?

CURFÁ

Cé hé sin thíos atá tarraingt na pluide díom [3x]
“Mise mé fhéin” adeir Connla.
[Key hey shin hees ataw tarringt nuh plidya deem]
Who is it down there dragging my blankets off?

CURFÁ, ending with “Maybe I will,” says Connla.
 
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