Ar maidin inné sea dhearchas an stuaire chailín
Her limbs were ‘complate’ she was ‘nately’ clothed in green
A mallaí ba chaol is a béilín ba ró-mhilis bhínn
And I knew by her gaze she’d play the Hide and go-seek.

Do dhruidheas féin léi ‘gus d’iarras dí póigín nó trí
She answered and said “young man you are making too free”
Sé dúirt-sa féin léi “Dá raghfá-sa liom-sa mar mhnaoí
I’d teach you to play a game called Hide and go-seek.

Do fhreagair mé ‘n bhéith, sé dúirt sí gur bhaoth mo shlí
I’ll tarry a while until more of this world I’ll see
Mar táim-se ró óg, cúig déag chun an fhomhar seo do bhí
Too young a great deal to play the Hide and go-seek.

Ó ná codail ar a’gcluais sin, tá mór-chuid caithte ag do gnaoí
Your Mammy was younger than you when your face she did see
Ná creid-se ó éinne go ndéanfainn a mhalairt do mhnaoí
So come with me home and we’ll play the Hide and go-seek.

Tá sluaite breá caorach agam féinig ba boga ‘gus laoigh
And no one to care the milk the butter or cheese
Beir-se id charáiste ‘gus mise leat féinig im shuí
And when we come from walking we’ll have a jolly good squeeze.

Ó d’réir do ráite tá mór-chuid caim’ in do chroí
By your false seduction, like Satan when he tempted Eve
Dá mbéadh feiste có-galánta ort is tá agat-sa dá mhnaoimh
There’d be no chance at all you’d marry a girl like me.

Is mó cailín óg a shiúbhal le fear tamall slí
That fortune might later favour her progeny
Féach Cupid, Venus, do mhill le hosna ‘na chroí
And if you won’t join me my ghost will torment you in sleep.

Ó bíonn adharca go leor ar na ba bíonn thar lear adeir sí
The parents that reared me, controlled by them I will be
Tabhair leat commendation is ainm do shagairt leis thíos
If ‘tis right with my parents we’ll play while the rest are asleep.