Peata Beag Do Mháthar

Peata Beag Do Mháthar - traditional; Joseph's Reel - John McCusker

Níl aon oíche ‘dhéanaim cleas
Nach bhfaighim im is ubh na gcearc
Siúcra bulóige síos lem’ais
An chearc ar fad sa tsáspan

There isn’t a night that I play tricks
That I don’t get butter and an egg from the hen
A sugar loaf put down beside me
And all the hen in the saucepan

Óró mo ghiolla beag
Grá mo chroí mo ghiolla ‘s tú
Óró mo ghiolla beag
‘S tú peata beag do mháthar

Óró my little boy
My own love, my own boy
Óró my little boy
You are your mother’s little pet

Téigh is tabhair na gabhair abhaile
Téigh is tabhair na gabhair abhaile
Téigh is tabhair na gabhair abhaile
Is meannán beag don pháiste

Go and bring the goats home
Go and bring the goats home
Go and bring the goats home
And a small goat for the baby

Ceannóidh mise bagún duit
Ceannóidh mise bagún duit
Ceannóidh mise bagún duit
Is cupla tor cabaiste

I’ll buy bacon for you
I’ll buy bacon for you
I’ll buy bacon for you
And a couple of heads of cabbage

Ceannóidh mise bróga duit
Ceannóidh mise bróga duit
Ceannóidh mise bróga duit
‘S stocaí beaga bána

I’ll buy a pair of shoes for you
I’ll buy a pair of shoes for you
I’ll buy a pair of shoes for you
And little, white socks