Ag amharc tri m'oige Se me bhi samh Gan eolas marbh Bhi me og gan am Anois taim buartha 'S fad ar shiul an la Ochon is ochon o Na laetha geal m'oige Bhi siad lan de dhochas An bealach mo a bhi romhan ansin Bhi se i ndan dom go mbeadh me slan ----- Looking back at my youth I was content Without dead knowledge I was young, without time Now I'm sorrowful Those days are long past Sadness and loss The great days of my youth They were full of expectation The great journey that was before me then Happiness was in store for me