Song #2
Song 2: Dá Bhfaigheann Mo Rogha de Thriúir Acu
General Idea: (A picky Irish girl is trying to decide who to marry between 3 men (a fisherman, tailor, blacksmith). She decides her favorite is a fiddler, or musician.
Verse 1: Dá Bhfaigheann Mo Rogha de Thriúir Acu Dá bhfaigheann mo rogha de thriúir acu, De thriúir acu, de thriúir acu, Dá bhfaigheann mo rogha de thriúir acu, Cé hé acu siúd do b' fhearr liom? (If I get my choice of three of them If I get my choice of three of them, Of three of them, of three of them, If I get my choice of three of them, Which of them would I prefer?)
Chorus: Ó mo mhíle gille thú, Grá mo chroí is fiche tú, Ó mo mhíle gille thú, 'S tú peata geal do mháthar (You are my thousand boy, You are the love of my heart, You are my thousand boy, You are your mother's bright pet. In other words I just love you so much, you’re the love of my life. You’re my favorite etc.)
Verse 2: Ní phósfainn féin an t-iascaire An t-iascaire, an t-iascaire, Ní phósfainn féin an t-iascaire, Mar bíonn sé fliuch go bhásta (I wouldn't marry the fisherman The fisherman, the fisherman, I wouldn't marry the fisherman, Because he's wet to death)
Verse 3: Ní phósfainn féin an táilliúirín, An táilliúirín, an táilliúirín, Ní phósfainn féin an táilliúirín, Bíonn codladh grifín ón gclár air. (I wouldn't marry the tailor myself, The tailor, the tailor, I wouldn't marry the tailor myself, He sleeps like a griffin from the board)- sleeping next to a pin cushion
Verse 4: Ní phósfainn féin an gabha dubh An gabha dubh, an gabha dubh, Ní phósfainn féin an gabha dubh, Mar bíonn sé dubh sa cheártain (I would not marry the black smith The black smith, the black smith, I would not marry the black smith, Because he is black in the square) she’d get too sooty
Verse 5: Sé mo rogha an veidhleadóir, An veidhleadóir, an veidhleadóir, Sé mo rogha an veidhleadóir, Sé an veidhleadóir is fearr liom! (He's my favorite violinist, The violinist, the violinist, He's my favorite violinist, He's my favorite violinist!) note how she doesn’t really give a reason-he’s just her favorite.
