Printed from Cantaria, a folk song archive.
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This example of "Peigin's Peadar" is performed by Oisin Mac Diarmada of teada on their album teada, available from the Chivalry Music store.
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A Pheigín na gcarad 's a Pheigín mo chroí
Cé hé an fear fada údan sínte leat síos?

Chorus (after each verse):
Ó a hó, ó a hó
Ó a hó, a stóirín mo chroí

A Pheadair na gcarad 's a Pheadair mo chroí
Sin é do leanbh nach bhfaca tú riamh

Ó shiúil mise thoir agus shiúil mise thiar
Ach féasóg ar leanbh ní fhaca mé riamh

A Pheigín na gcarad 's a Pheigín mo chroí
Éirigh i do sheasamh 'gus réitigh greim bídh

A Pheadair na gcarad 's a Pheadair mo chroí
Níl ins an teach agam greim mine buí

A Pheigín na gcarad 's a Pheigín mo chroí
In íochtar mo mhála tá cáca mine buí

'S a Pheigín 's a mhaicín suífidh muid síos
Ní fhágfad an baile chúns mhairfeas mé arís

Translation:

Peigín, my friend, and Peigín, my heart
Who is that tall man stretched alongside you?

Oh a ho, oh a ho
Oh a ho, my love, oh love of my heart

Peadar, my friend, and Peadar, my heart
That is your baby whom you never saw

Oh I walked east and I walked west
But a beard on a baby I have never before seen

Peigín, my friend, and Peigín, my heart
Rise up now and prepare some food

Peadar, my friend, and Peadar, my heart
I have not a grain of yellow meal in the house

Peigín, my friend, and Peigín, my heart
In the bottom of my bag there is a yellow meal cake

Peigín and my son, we will sit down
I'll never leave home again for as long as I live