Rí na mBréag

bhí m'athair ins an taobh ó dheas

My father was in the south.

is é sí mo mháthair ó thuaidh agus theas í an bhean taobh thoir

She is my mother from the north and south, the woman to the east.

agus ní bheadh sé baintrí ón lá sin go dtí an lá atá inniu ann

and he would not be a widower from that day to this day.

ach nuair a bhí trí punannachaí baintrí dom féin dhúisigh mé ag iarraidh air

but when I had three widow's pensions for myself I woke up asking him.

agus chaith mé an corrán leis an uirthi

and I threw the sickle at her.

agus fuair an corrán i bhfastó i ruball a iarraidh air

and the sickle got stuck in the tail of his request.

agus nuair a déarfaí go mbainfinn dó an corrán bhí an giorria ag baint barr dhi

and when it would be said that I would cut it with the sickle the hare was cutting the top off it.

ar feadh an ama

for the time

agus níor stop sé go ndeachaigh sé go dtí an taobh ó thuaidh d'éirinn

and he did not stop until he went to the north side of Ireland.

agus bhí báidh choirce bainte aige ar feadh an bhealaigh

and he had harvested a field of oats along the way.

tá sí 'chuile dhuine dá ruagadh

she is chasing everyone away.

soir agus siar ó dheas agus

east and west south and .

agus uair an chloig roimh an ngrian ag dul faoi bhí éire mhór bainte de

and an hour before the sun set a great burden was lifted.

agus thit sé marbh ansin

and he fell dead there.

níor thaitin liom a dhath a dhéanamh leis an rud céanna a rinne mé leis an arán bán

I didn't like doing anything with the same thing I did with the white bread.