Bheadh Buachaillin Deas Ag Sile

Sheila Would Have a Nice Boy

Bheadh Buachaillin Deas Ag Sile

Sheila would have a nice boyBheadh buachaillín deas ag Síle
If she married me as a manDá bpósadh sí mé mar fhear
I’d kill the trout on the tideMharóinn an breac ar an taoide
And the rabbit on the dune, tooIs coinín ar an ndumhaigh chomh maith
I wouldn’t ask for horses or sheepNí iarfainn leí capall ná caoire
Yellow silver or goldAirgead buí ná geal
As I would prefer to have herMar go mb'fhearr liomsa agam mar mhnaoí í
Than any king’s daughter who livedNá aon inion rí dar mhair

Sheila’s mother is frigidTá máithair gan taise ag Síle
And doesn’t feel much empathy in her heartIs ní bhraitheann sí a croí rómhaith
She’s got a large wallet looking forTá sparán mór fada aici líonta
Rentable land with a manAg lorg talamh gan cíos le fear
He could be tall or shortChuma léi ard é nó íseal
He could be fair or darkBa chuma léi buí nó geal
Oh, he could be hunched or stand-up straightÓ ba chuma léi cam é nó díreach
As long as he owns sheep and cowsAch bheith aige caoire is ba

My Sheila doesn’t think that wayNí mar sin mar mheasann mo Shíle
She’d prefer me to a thousand menB'fhearr léi mise na míle fear
Surely, I’d play my pipes for herMar is meidhreach sea sheinnfinn ar phíob di
And dance in a funny outfit'S is greannta do rincfinn dreas
I’d sow the seeds in the groundChuirfinnse i dtalamh na síolta
And come back and reap themIs bhainfinn arís thar n-ais
And I wouldn’t be quarrelling'S nuair a thiocfainnse abhaile ní bhruíonfainn
But laughing, and caring for my belovedAch ag reacaireacht grinn lem' shearc

My bargain is made with SheilaTá mo mhargadh socair le Síle
And all of Ireland would not break itIs ní bhrisfeadh Éire ar fad
Without dependence on her her mother or familyGan spleáchas dá máthair ná muintir
She will go, without stoppingRachaidh sí chun cinn gan stad
I would get married in the city this monthPósfainn sa chathair an mhí seo
And the priest will be paid well'S an sagart á dhíol go maith
I am unlikely to stay in this countryIs ní dóichí go bhfanam sa tír seo
But roaming, from here on-outAch ag reachtaireacht síos amach