From the recording To The Waters And The Wild
Alcohol and Love -two of the most important parts of life? Translation by Gabriel Rosenstock.
Lyrics
A DRINKING SONG /AMHRÁN NA PÓITE
Wine comes in at the mouth
And love comes in at the eye;
That’s all we shall know for truth
Before we grow old and die.
I lift the glass to my mouth,
I look at you, and I sigh.
Sa bhéal isteach a thagann fíon
Sa tsúil isteach an grá;
Ní heol dúinn fírinne tharais sin
Roimh chríonna dúinn, roimh bhás,
Cuirim an ghloine lem bhéal,
Féachaim ort le hosna chléibh