Seachrán Sidhe
The beginning of a lay from the Waterford Gaeltacht.
The melody is played on the uilleann pipes by Séamus Ennis.
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Seachrán Sidhe a bhain liom san oíche
A Faerie Straying happened to me in the night
's é adéarfadh mo mhuintir nach ea;
And my people would tell you it is not so;
Ach dar gach Bíobla do scríobhadh aríamh
But by all the Bibles that were ever written
Do chaitheas an oíche úd ag Fleá.
I spent that night at a Feast.
Do thógadar síos go Halla na Síóg mé
They took me down to the Faerie Hall
'S ag sin Banflaith shéimh chneasta dhubh na Fleá;
And there was the gentle decent dark-haired Princess of the Feast;
Maedhbh, mo shearc féin, dob ea í sin:
Maeve, my own true love, is who it was:
'S cuma gáire nach raibh ar a haghaidh...
And the appearance of a smile was not on her face...