Bean Pháidín / An Poc Ar Buile
Anúna Lyrics


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'S é'n trua ghéar nach mise, nach mise
'S é'n trua ghéar nach mise bean Pháidín
'S é'n trua ghéar nach mise, nach mise
'S an bhean atá aige bheith caillte

Rachainn go Gallaí' go Gallaí'
Is rachainn go Gallaí' le Pháidín
Rachainn go Gallaí' go Gallaí'
Is thiocfainn abhaile sa mbád leis
(Curfá 1)

Rachainn go haonach an Chlocháin
Is siar go Béal Á' na Báighe
Bhreathnóinn isteach tríd an bhfuinneog
A' súil is go bhfeicfinn bean Pháidín

(Curfá 1)

Go mbristear do chosa, do chosa
Go mbristear do chosa 'bean Pháidín
Go mbristear do chosa, do chosa
Go mbristear do chosa 's do chnámha

(Curfá 1)

Ar mo ghabáil dom siar chun Droichead Uí Mhórdha
Píce i m' dhóid is mé ag dul i meitheal
Cé chasfaí orm i gcumar ceoidh
Ach pocán crón is é ar buile

Curfá 2:
Alliliú puilliliu
Alliliú tá an poc ar buile
Alliliú puilliliu
Alliliú tá an poc ar buile

Ritheamar trasna trí ruilleogach
Is ghluais an comhrac ar fud na muinge
Is treascairt dá bhfuair sé sna turtóga
Is chuas ina ainneoin ar a dhroim le fuinneamh

(Curfá 2) (Chorus 2)

Bhí garda mór i mBaile an Róistigh
Is bhailigh fórsaí chun sinn a chlipeadh




Bhuail sé rop dá adhairc sa tóin air
Is dá bhríste nua do dhein sé giobail

Overall Meaning

The song "Bean Pháidín / An Poc Ar Buile" by Anúna tells the story of a man who regrets not being able to marry a woman named Bean Pháidín. He curses his misfortune and longs to see her again. He wishes to return home in a boat with her, but he cannot because she is lost to him. The singer longs for her so much that he imagines seeing her through a window in a house that he passes on his journey.


The lyrics are sung in Irish, and the melancholic yet hopeful tune reflects the lyric's message. The song's repeated refrain "Alliliú puilliliu / Alliliú tá an poc ar buile" creates a sense of urgency and frenzy, as if the characters in the song are in the midst of a wild dance or chasing after the elusive Bean Pháidín. The use of the traditional Irish instruments in the background further enriches the song's cultural context, creating a sense of nostalgia for the Irish history and their musical heritage.


In summary, the lyrics of Bean Pháidín / An Poc Ar Buile talk about longing for a lost love, wishing to return home, and regret for not having been able to marry the woman. The song conveys the essence of the Irish traditional music that tells a beautiful story without losing its cultural significance.


Line by Line Meaning

'S é'n trua ghéar nach mise, nach mise
It's a great pity that it's not me, not me


'S é'n trua ghéar nach mise bean Pháidín
It's a great pity that it's not me, not me, who is Bean Pháidin


'S an bhean atá aige bheith caillte
It's the woman he has lost


Rachainn go Gallaí' go Gallaí'
I would go to Gallaí', to Gallaí'


Is rachainn go Gallaí' le Pháidín
I would go to Gallaí' with Pháidín


Is thiocfainn abhaile sa mbád leis
And I would come home in his boat


Rachainn go haonach an Chlocháin
I would go to the village of Chlocháin


Is siar go Béal Á' na Báighe
And back to Béal Á' na Báighe


Bhreathnóinn isteach tríd an bhfuinneog
I would look in through the window


A' súil is go bhfeicfinn bean Pháidín
Hoping to see Bean Pháidín


Go mbristear do chosa, do chosa
That your feet break, break


Go mbristear do chosa 'bean Pháidín
That your feet break, break, Bean Pháidín


Go mbristear do chosa, do chosa
That your feet break, break


Go mbristear do chosa 's do chnámha
That your feet and bones break


Ar mo ghabáil dom siar chun Droichead Uí Mhórdha
Going back to Droichead Uí Mhórdha


Píce i m' dhóid is mé ag dul i meitheal
Carrying a pick on my back as I go to work


Cé chasfaí orm i gcumar ceoidh
Who would confront me in a narrow lane


Ach pocán crón is é ar buile
But a wild, enraged he-goat


Alliliú puilliliu
Alleluia, pululu


Alliliú tá an poc ar buile
Alleluia, the he-goat is enraged


Ritheamar trasna trí ruilleogach
We ran across three treacherous fields


Is ghluais an comhrac ar fud na muinge
And the fight moved across the meadow


Is treascairt dá bhfuair sé sna turtóga
He was stabbed in the back with a tongs


Is chuas ina ainneoin ar a dhroim le fuinneamh
But he rose up with strength on his back


Bhí garda mór i mBaile an Róistgh
There was a great guard in Baile an Róistigh


Is bhailigh fórsaí chun sinn a chlipeadh
And forces were gathered to capture us


Bhuail sé rop dá adhairc sa tóin air
He hit him with two horns in his bottom


Is dá bhríste nua do dhein sé giobail
And tore his new trousers




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Written by: PADDY MOLONEY

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@columkenn

Ag gabháil dom sior chun Droichead Uí Mhóradha,
Píce im dhóid 's mé ag dul i meithil,
Cé casfaí orm i gcuma ceoidh,
Ach pocán crón is é ar buile.

Ailliliú, puilliliú, ailliliú tá an puc ar buile!
Ailliliú, puilliliú,
Ailliliú
Tá an puc ar buile!

Do ritheamar trasna trí ruillógach,
Is do ghluais an comhrac ar fud na muinge,
Is treascairt do bhfuair sé sna turtóga,
Chuas ina ainneoin ina dhrom le fuinneamh.

Ailliliú, puilliliú, ailliliú tá an puc ar buile!
Ailliliú, puilliliú,
Ailliliú
Tá an puc ar buile!

Níor fhág sé carraig go raibh scót ann,
Ná gur rith le fórsa chun mé a mhilleadh,
S'Ansan sea do cháith sé an léim ba mhó,
Le fána mhór na Faille Bríce.

Ailliliú, puilliliú, ailliliú tá an puc ar buile!
Ailliliú, puilliliú,
Ailliliú
Tá an puc ar buile!

Bhí garda mór i mBaile an Róistigh,
Is bhailigh fórsa chun sinn a chlipeadh,
Do bhuail sé rop dá adhairc sa tóin ann,
S'dá bhríste nua do dhein sé giobail.

Ailliliú, puilliliú, ailliliú tá an puc ar buile!
Ailliliú, puilliliú,
Ailliliú
Tá an puc ar buile!

I nDaingean Uí Chúis le haghaidh an tráthnóna,
Bhí an sagart paróiste amach 'nár gcoinnibh,
Is é dúirt gurbh é an diabhal ba Dhóigh leis,
A ghaibh an treo ar phocán buile.

Ailliliú, puilliliú, ailliliú tá an puc ar buile!
Ailliliú, puilliliú,
Ailliliú
Tá an puc ar buile



@BarerRudeROC

Lyrics:
Ag gabháil dom sior chun Droichead Uí Mhóradha,
Píce im dhóid 's mé ag dul i meithil,
Cé casfaí orm i gcuma ceoidh,
Ach pocán crón is é ar buile.


Curfá:
Ailliliú, puilliliú, ailliliú tá an puc ar buile!
Ailliliú, puilliliú,
Ailliliú
tá an puc ar buile!


Do ritheamar trasna trí ruillógach,
Is do ghluais an comhrac ar fud na muinge,
Is treascairt do bhfuair sé sna turtóga,
Chuas ina ainneoin ina dhrom le fuinneamh.


Níor fhág sé carraig go raibh scót ann,
Ná gur rith le fórsa chun mé a mhilleadh,
S'Ansan sea do cháith sé an léim ba mhó,
Le fána mhór na Faille Bríce.


Bhí garda mór i mBaile an Róistigh,
Is bhailigh fórsa chun sinn a chlipeadh,
Do bhuail sé rop dá adhairc sa tóin ann,
S'dá bhríste nua do dhein sé giobail.


I nDaingean Uí Chúis le haghaidh an tráthnóna,
Bhí an sagart paróiste amach 'nár gcoinnibh,
Is é dúirt gurbh é an diabhal ba Dhóigh leis,
A ghaibh an treo ar phocán Buile.

BEARLA:
As I set out with me pike in hand,
To Dromore town to join a meithil,
Who should I meet but a tan puck goat,
And he's roaring mad in ferocious mettle.

Chorus:

Aill-il-lu puill-il-iu - Aill-il-lu it's the mad puck goat.
Aill-il-lu puill-il-iu - Aill-il-lu it's the mad puck goat.

He chased me over bush and weed,
And thru the bog the running proceeded,
'Til he caught his horns in a clump of gorse,
And on his back I jumped unheeded.

Chorus

He did not leave a rock that had a passage through,
Which he did not run with force to destroy me,
And then he gave the greatest leap,
To the big slope of Faille Bríce.

Chorus

When the sergeant stood in Rochestown,
With a force of guards to apprehend us,
The goat he tore his trousers down,
And made rags of his breeches and new suspenders.

Chorus

In Dingle Town the next afternoon,
The parish priest addressed the meeting,
And swore it was The Devil himself,
He'd seen riding on the poc ar buile.



@c.w.1827

...boahhh, cool. Das ist gälisch, oder? Wer kann das besser ins deutsche übersetzen?????
Begleite mich zur O'Marah Bridge,
Ag gabháil dom sior chun Droichead Uí Mhóradha,

Pike in meinem Rasen und ich gehe in eine Gruppe,
Píce im dhóid 's mé ag dul i meithil,

Wer würde mich im Nebel treffen,
Cé casfaí orm i gcuma ceoidh,

Aber Buntstiftsack ist wütend.
Ach pocán crón is é ar buile.

Verbündeter, Kissen, Verbündeter, der Puck ist wütend!
Ailliliú, puilliliú, ailliliú tá an puc ar buile!

Gasse, Kissen, \ t
Ailliliú, puilliliú,

Allergie
Ailliliú

Der Puck ist wütend!
tá an puc ar buile!

Wir gingen durch drei Löcher,
Do ritheamar trasna trí ruillógach,

Der Kampf wurde über den Hals bewegt,
Is do ghluais an comhrac ar fud na muinge,

Er bekam einen Sturz in die Schildkröten,
Is treascairt do bhfuair sé sna turtóga,

Trotz voller Energie.
Chuas ina ainneoin ina dhrom le fuinneamh.

Verbündeter, Kissen, Verbündeter, der Puck ist wütend!
Ailliliú, puilliliú, ailliliú tá an puc ar buile!

Gasse, Kissen, \ t
Ailliliú, puilliliú,

Allergie
Ailliliú

Der Puck ist wütend!
tá an puc ar buile!

Er ließ keinen Stein, der einen Hahn hatte,
Níor fhág sé carraig go raibh scót ann,

Laufen Sie nicht mit einer Kraft, um mich zu zerstören,
Ná gur rith le fórsa chun mé a mhilleadh,

Er sagte, er hatte den größten Sprung,
S'Ansan sea do cháith sé an léim ba mhó,

Mit dem grandiosen Hang der Brick Faille.
Le fána mhór na Faille Bríce.

Verbündeter, Kissen, Verbündeter, der Puck ist wütend!
Ailliliú, puilliliú, ailliliú tá an puc ar buile!

Gasse, Kissen, \ t
Ailliliú, puilliliú,

Allergie
Ailliliú

Der Puck ist wütend!
tá an puc ar buile!

Es gab eine große Wache in Rochestown,
Bhí garda mór i mBaile an Róistigh,

Und eine Kraft versammelte sich, um uns zu ergreifen,
Is bhailigh fórsa chun sinn a chlipeadh,

Er schlug mit seinem Horn auf den Boden,
Do bhuail sé rop dá adhairc sa tóin ann,

Es war keine neue Hose, die er gemacht hat.
S'dá bhríste nua do dhein sé giobail.

Verbündeter, Kissen, Verbündeter, der Puck ist wütend!
Ailliliú, puilliliú, ailliliú tá an puc ar buile!

Gasse, Kissen, \ t
Ailliliú, puilliliú,

Allergie
Ailliliú

Der Puck ist wütend!
tá an puc ar buile!

In Dingle für den Abend, \ t
I nDaingean Uí Chúis le haghaidh an tráthnóna,

Der Pfarrer war da draußen,
Bhí an sagart paróiste amach 'nár gcoinnibh,

Er sagte, er dachte, er sei der Teufel,
Is é dúirt gurbh é an diabhal ba Dhóigh leis,

Nehmen Sie die Richtung einer tollen Tasche.
A ghaibh an treo ar phocán buile.

Verbündeter, Kissen, Verbündeter, der Puck ist wütend!
Ailliliú, puilliliú, ailliliú tá an puc ar buile!

Gasse, Kissen, \ t
Ailliliú, puilliliú,

Allergie
Ailliliú

Der Puck ist wütend!
tá an puc ar buile!

Ag gabháil dom sior chun Droichead Uí Mhóradha,
Píce im dhóid 's mé ag dul i meithil,
Cé casfaí orm i gcuma ceoidh,
Ach pocán crón is é ar buile.

Ailliliú, puilliliú, ailliliú tá an puc ar buile!
Ailliliú, puilliliú,
Ailliliú
tá an puc ar buile!

Do ritheamar trasna trí ruillógach,
Is do ghluais an comhrac ar fud na muinge,
Is treascairt do bhfuair sé sna turtóga,
Chuas ina ainneoin ina dhrom le fuinneamh.

Ailliliú, puilliliú, ailliliú tá an puc ar buile!
Ailliliú, puilliliú,
Ailliliú
tá an puc ar buile!

Níor fhág sé carraig go raibh scót ann,
Ná gur rith le fórsa chun mé a mhilleadh,
S'Ansan sea do cháith sé an léim ba mhó,
Le fána mhór na Faille Bríce.

Ailliliú, puilliliú, ailliliú tá an puc ar buile!
Ailliliú, puilliliú,
Ailliliú
tá an puc ar buile!

Bhí garda mór i mBaile an Róistigh,
Is bhailigh fórsa chun sinn a chlipeadh,
Do bhuail sé rop dá adhairc sa tóin ann,
S'dá bhríste nua do dhein sé giobail.

Ailliliú, puilliliú, ailliliú tá an puc ar buile!
Ailliliú, puilliliú,
Ailliliú
tá an puc ar buile!

I nDaingean Uí Chúis le haghaidh an tráthnóna,
Bhí an sagart paróiste amach 'nár gcoinnibh,
Is é dúirt gurbh é an diabhal ba Dhóigh leis,
A ghaibh an treo ar phocán buile.

Ailliliú, puilliliú, ailliliú tá an puc ar buile!
Ailliliú, puilliliú,
Ailliliú
tá an puc ar buile!

Quelle: Musixmatch

Songwriter: Michael Philip Mcglynn / . Traditional

Songtext von An Poc Ar Buile © WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC LTD



@torowan

Ar Mo Ghabáil Dom Siar Chun Droichead Uí Mhórdha
Píce I M' Dhóid Is Mé Ag Dul I Meitheal
Cé Chasfaí Orm I Gcumar Ceoidh
Ach Pocán Crón Is E Ar Buile
Alliliú Puilliliu
Alliliú Tá An Poc Ar Buile
Do Ritheamar Trasna Trí Ruilleogach
Is Do Ghluais An Comhrac Ar Fud Na Muinge
Is Treascairt Dá Bhfuair Sé Sna Turtóga
Chuas Ina Ainneoin Ar A Dhroim Le Fuinneamh
Alliliú Puilliliu Alliliú Tá An Poc Ar Buile
Níor Fhág Sé Carraig Go Raibh Scó (Scabhat) Ann
Ná Gur Rith Le Fórsa Chun Mé A Mhilleadh
Is Ea Ansin Do Chaith Sé An Léim Ba Mhó
Le Fána Mhór Na Faille Brice
Alliliú Puilliliu Alliliú Tá An Poc Ar Buile
Bhí Garda Mór I Mbaile An Róistigh
Is Bhailigh Fórsaí Chun Sinn A Chlipeadh
Do Bhuail Sé Rop Dá Adhairc Sa Tóin Air
Is Dá Bhríste Nua Do Dhein Sé Giobail
Alliliú Puilliliu Alliliú Tá An Poc Ar Buile
I Ndaingean Uí Chúis Le Haghaidh An Tráthnóna
Bí An Sagart Paróiste Amach 'Nár Gcoinnibh
Is E Dúirt Gurbh E An Diabhal Ba Dhóigh Leis
A Ghaibh An Treo Ar Phocán Buile
Alliliú Puilliliu Alliliú Tá An Poc Ar Buile
Alliliú Puilliliu Alliliú Tá An Poc Ar Buile



@seanbryan694

SongsInIrish.com

An Poc ar Buile

"The Mad Puck Goat". From an original poem by Dónal Ó Mulláin in the early 20th century, the song was made famous in the early 1960s when recorded by Seán Ó Sé to an arrangement by Seán Ó Riada. From irishpage.com : This is a patriotic fighting more...

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Ag gabháil dom sior chun Droichead Uí Mhóradha,
Píce im dhóid 's mé ag dul i meithil,
Cé casfaí orm i gcuma ceoidh,
Ach pocán crón is é ar buile.

Curfá:
Ailliliú, puilliliú, ailliliú tá an puc ar buile!
Ailliliú, puilliliú, ailliliú tá an puc ar buile!

Do ritheamar trasna trí ruillógach,
Is do ghluais an comhrac ar fud na muinge,
Is treascairt do bhfuair sé sna turtóga,
Chuas ina ainneoin ina dhrom le fuinneamh.

Curfá

Níor fhág sé carraig go raibh scót ann,
Ná gur rith le fórsa chun mé a mhilleadh,
S'Ansan sea do cháith sé an léim ba mhó,
Le fána mhór na Faille Bríce.

Curfá

Bhí garda mór i mBaile an Róistigh,
Is bhailigh fórsa chun sinn a chlipeadh,
Do bhuail sé rop dá adhairc sa tóin ann,
S'dá bhríste nua do dhein sé giobail.

Curfá

I nDaingean Uí Chúis le haghaidh an tráthnóna,
Bhí an sagart paróiste amach 'nár gcoinnibh,
Is é dúirt gurbh é an diabhal ba Dhóigh leis,
A ghaibh an treo ar phocán buile.

Curfá

As I set out with me pike in hand,
To Dromore town to join a meithil,
Who should I meet but a tan puck goat,
And he's roaring mad in ferocious mettle.

Chorus:
Aill-il-lu puill-il-iu - Aill-il-lu it's the mad puck goat.
Aill-il-lu puill-il-iu - Aill-il-lu it's the mad puck goat.

He chased me over bush and weed,
And thru the bog the running proceeded,
'Til he caught his horns in a clump of gorse,
And on his back I jumped unheeded.

Chorus

He did not leave a rock that had a passage through,
Which he did not run with force to destroy me,
And then he gave the greatest leap,
To the big slope of Faille Bríce.

Chorus

When the sergeant stood in Rochestown,
With a force of guards to apprehend us,
The goat he tore his trousers down,
And made rags of his breeches and new suspenders.

Chorus

In Dingle Town the next afternoon,
The parish priest addressed the meeting,
And swore it was The Devil himself,
He'd seen riding on the poc ar buile.

Chorus

An Poc ar Buile chords and tabs

   C  
Ag gabháil dom sior chun Droichead Uí Mhóradha
        G                    C 
Píce im dhóid 's mé ag dul i meithil
          C           G 
Cé casfaí orm i gcuma ceoidh
    G 
Ach pocán crón is é ar buile

Curfá:
C         G          C              G   
Ailliliú, puilliliú, ailliliú tá an puc ar buile!
C                     C        G         G      C
Ailliliú, puilliliú.. aaaailli-liú tá an puc ar buile!


 

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@DJCoachCookie68

I'm English, but, like lots of people have Irish Heritage through my Mother's side.
I love this song, and feel that it really speaks to me.
I need to learn Gaelic.
I live in Plymouth, near Cornwall, and the Cornish language is similar xx

@adammacgreagoir4924

Eh Cornish and Irish are both Celtic languages but different branches, it's like the difference between German and Norse, but by all means learn the language

@numealinesimpetar1

I learned this song in Cúil Aodha in 1975. The verses were composed, each in turn, by two of the local famers. But farmers with a headful of tradition. Some of them were reciting long poems, composed locally, in Irish, which they could not write down. And even in those days, before the internet, this song went viral. I first actually heard it in Australia the year before. I love it. But notice... there is much more to all this than meets the eye. Ireland is much deeper than shamrocks and Guinness. The Goat has an immemorial connexion with the ancient pre-Christian ways.... but we all went to Mass the next Sunday.

@richardjphilpott

Composed by by Donal O' Mahon from Cork....up the rebels ! Now regarded as a classic !

@maryrose4712

This is the Ireland we must save, because it is our heart and it is worth saving, I hope it's not too late.

@royroyston8480

I absolutely love this. O’Riada at his finest, and the Chieftains in this rendition. Makes me proud to be Irish.

@vickystanley8853

Fantastic rendition!

@chrisdee9961

We used to sing this in primary school every day.

@kai.kreeton9965

this one guy used to come to my primary school nearly ever year and force the teachers to sing this song 😭 it's now ingrained into my brain

@voicereveal5746

Rip

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