Ni l Se' n La

Song Níl Sé'n Lá
Artist Clannad
Album Live in Concert

Lyrics

Chuaigh mé isteach I dteach aréir
Is d'iarr mé cairde ar mhnaoi an leanna.
Is é dúirt sí liom "ní bhfaighidh tú deor.
Buail an bóthar is gabh abhaile."
Curfá:
Níl sé ina lá, níl a ghrá,
Níl sé ina lá is ní bheidh go maidin,
Níl sé ina lá is ní bheidh go fóill,
Solas ard atá sa ghealaigh.
Chuir mé féin mo lámh I mo phóca
Is d'iarr mé briseadh scillinge uirthi.
Is é dúirt sí liom "suigh síos ag bord
Is bí ag ól anseo go maidin."
Curfá
"éirigh I do shuí, a fhear an tí,
Cuir ort do bhrístí is do hata
Go gcoinne tú ceol leis an duine cóir
A bheas ag ól anseo go maidin."
Curfá
Nach mise féin an fear gan chéill
A d'fhág mo chíos in mo scornaigh?
D'fhág mé léan orm féin
Is d'fhág mé séan ar dhaoine eile.
Translation
I went into a tavern, and the barkeep,
Doesn't much care for the look of me.
I look like I've got no money on me.
She tells me to hit the road.
I put my hand into my pocket,
I asked if she could break a shilling.
She said to me "sit down at the table,
You'll be drinking here 'till morning."
She roused the man of the house,
Tells him to get up, put his trousers and hat on,
And go out and find a musician to entertain me,
So I'll stay here drinking until morning.
Was I the man without sense
To leave my money when I'd been scorned?
I left woefully,
I left a sign to other people.

Pinyin

Chuaigh mé isteach I dteach aré ir
Is d' iarr mé cairde ar mhnaoi an leanna.
Is é dú irt sí liom " ní bhfaighidh tú deor.
Buail an bó thar is gabh abhaile."
Curfá:
Ní l sé ina lá, ní l a ghrá,
Ní l sé ina lá is ní bheidh go maidin,
Ní l sé ina lá is ní bheidh go fó ill,
Solas ard atá sa ghealaigh.
Chuir mé fé in mo lá mh I mo phó ca
Is d' iarr mé briseadh scillinge uirthi.
Is é dú irt sí liom " suigh sí os ag bord
Is bí ag ó l anseo go maidin."
Curfá
"é irigh I do shuí, a fhear an tí,
Cuir ort do bhrí stí is do hata
Go gcoinne tú ceol leis an duine có ir
A bheas ag ó l anseo go maidin."
Curfá
Nach mise fé in an fear gan ché ill
A d' fhá g mo chí os in mo scornaigh?
D' fhá g mé lé an orm fé in
Is d' fhá g mé sé an ar dhaoine eile.
Translation
I went into a tavern, and the barkeep,
Doesn' t much care for the look of me.
I look like I' ve got no money on me.
She tells me to hit the road.
I put my hand into my pocket,
I asked if she could break a shilling.
She said to me " sit down at the table,
You' ll be drinking here ' till morning."
She roused the man of the house,
Tells him to get up, put his trousers and hat on,
And go out and find a musician to entertain me,
So I' ll stay here drinking until morning.
Was I the man without sense
To leave my money when I' d been scorned?
I left woefully,
I left a sign to other people.