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

[Translation]

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