Learn Some New Words – Bean Pháidín
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to pronounce each line of the song as Siobhán goes through the pronunciation line-by-line and explains the meaning of any new words.
Bean Pháidín
‘S é’n trua nach mise, nach mise
| é | he or it |
| trua | pity |
| nach | not |
| mise | me |
‘S é’n trua nach mise bean Pháidín
| Bean | woman or wife |
| Páidín | Pet name for Pádraig – Paddy in English |
‘S an bhean atá aige bheith caillte
| atá | form of tá |
| aige | at him / he has |
| bheith | form of to be |
| caillte | lost |
Rachainn go Gaillimh go Gaillimh
| Rachainn | I would go |
| go | to |
| Gaillimh | Galway |
Is rachainn go Gaillimh le Pháidín
| is | and (agus) |
| le | with |
Is thiocfainn abhaile sa mbád leis
| Thiocfainn | I would come |
| Abhaile | homewards |
| sa | in the |
| bád | boat |
| leis | with him |
Rachainn go haonach an Chlocháin
| Aonach | fair |
| An Chlochán | Clifden – a town in Contae na Gaillimhe (Co. Galway) |
Is siar go Béal Á’ na Báighe
| siar | westward |
| Béal Á ‘ na Báighe | Béal Átha na Bá – the mouth of the ford of the bay |
Bhreathnóinn isteach trí na fuinneoga
| Bhreathnóinn | I would look/watch |
| isteach | in |
| trí | through |
| na | the (plural of an) |
| Fuinneog/a | window/s |
Súil is go bhfeicfinn bean Pháidín
| Súil | eye (literal) but the meaning here is to anticipate |
| go bhfeicfinn | that I would see |
Go mbristear do chosa, do chosa
| Go mbristear | be broken |
| do | your |
| cosa | legs/feet |
Go mbristear do chosa ‘s do chnámha
| cnámh/a | bone/s |