An tAthair Micheál (Fr. Michael) Translation
(1)
i mbád ar bharr borradh i gcuan an Chorcaigh
In a boat on the top of a wave, in Cork Harbour
An tAthair Micheál Fr. Michael
Ar a laethanta saoire ó [An] Austráil thar sáile
On his holidays from Australia, over the salty sea
An tAthair Micheál Fr. Michael
i mbróga an t-iascaireacht, mbróga an t-iascaireacht
In the shoes of the fisherman, in the shoes of the fisherman
An tAthair Micheál Fr. Michael
(2)
Aimsir an tsamhraidh, an ghrian miongháire
The summer weather, the smiling sun
An tAthair Micheál Fr. Michael
Garbh gaofar, [na] nóiníní ag damhsa,
Rough, windy, [the] daisies dancing
An tAthair Micheál Fr. Michael
Saighdiúir Íosa Críost é, Saighdiúir Íosa Críost
He is a Soldier of Christ, a Soldier of Christ
An tAthair Micheál Fr. Michael
(3)
Séipéal i Sydney, an tAifreann as Gaeilge,
A chapel in Sydney, the mass ‘as Gaeilge’
An tAthair Micheál Fr. Michael
Saighdiúir Íosa Críost, grá teanga ár sinsear
A Soldier of Christ, the love of the language of our ancestors
An tAthair Micheál Fr. Michael
Maith an fear thú, maith an fear thú,
You are a good man, you are a good man
tAthair Micheál, Fr. Michael
Maith an fear thú, maith an fear thú,
You are a good man, you are a good man
tAthair Micheál. Fr. Michael
© 1991 Dónal Dalton APRA
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