Amhrán Dadó / Grandpa's Song Fonn:'Sé Mo Laoch
Údar: Dave Barron
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Title
Amhrán Dadó / Grandpa's Song Fonn:'Sé Mo Laoch
Údar: Dave Barron
Údar: Dave Barron
Subject
Garpháistí, soilse mo chroí
Torthaí glúnta imithe thíos,
Tabhair dom aoibhneas is dóchas,
Síol na nglúnta le teacht fós.
Cailín óg, solas mo chroí
Ag beamadh trí ceo na beatha,
Ag polladh gruaim le’d mhiongháire,
Ag mealladh mo shean chroí le grá,
Faigh céile dílis, fíor do’n saol
Chun turas mór an saol a sheol,
Bígí feasach faoi bhúr céile,
Is comhlíonadh a chéile brí bhúr mbeatha.
Curfá
Buachaill óg is tú cúis bród
Le géaga tréan is aigne gasta,
Cosantóir ár líne fola,
Fás ciallmhar, lách, maith, cróga.
Faigh céile deas le meas maith uirthí,
Seachain cailín glórach, gárfach,
Coimeád í slán, áthasach
Is le bhúr riachtanais bí riarach.
Curfá
In bhúr sean aois bí slán, sabháilte
Le clann is cáirde gar ar láimh,
Comhlíonta le gach ‘tá bainte,
‘Gus croí lán sásta le ’tá déanta.
Garpháistí ag bronnadh dóchas
Mo aois níos mó ná bratóga,
Mé féin níos mó ná fear bréige:
Lonrú mo chroí le athbheochan.
Curfá
Féach ar ‘Dad’s Song’ do’n leagan Béarla.
Chorus
Garpháistí, you melt my heart;
Torthaí glúine imithe, thart;
Bring me joy and pride and hope:
Síol na nglúine le teacht fós.
Cailín Óg, you light my life,
Beaming through the fog of life,
Piercing gloom with your coy smile,
Charming my old heart with joy.
Find someone who’s true to you;
Together see life’s voyage through;
Be aware of both your needs;
May ‘Fulfill Each Other’ be your creed.
Chorus
Buachaill Óg, you are my pride,
Strong in limb and swift in mind;
You are the minder of our blood:
Grow wise and brave, be kind, be good.
Find a wife, respect her well,
Avoid the loud and gaudy girls;
Keep her safe, make her smile;
Meet both your needs, all the while.
Chorus
May old age see you safe and sound
With friends and family all around
Admiring all you have achieved,
And your heart content with all your deeds.
Garpháisti, you bring me hope
That age is more than tattered coat;
I will be more than old scarecrow:
My ageing heart restores its glow.
Chorus
Torthaí glúnta imithe thíos,
Tabhair dom aoibhneas is dóchas,
Síol na nglúnta le teacht fós.
Cailín óg, solas mo chroí
Ag beamadh trí ceo na beatha,
Ag polladh gruaim le’d mhiongháire,
Ag mealladh mo shean chroí le grá,
Faigh céile dílis, fíor do’n saol
Chun turas mór an saol a sheol,
Bígí feasach faoi bhúr céile,
Is comhlíonadh a chéile brí bhúr mbeatha.
Curfá
Buachaill óg is tú cúis bród
Le géaga tréan is aigne gasta,
Cosantóir ár líne fola,
Fás ciallmhar, lách, maith, cróga.
Faigh céile deas le meas maith uirthí,
Seachain cailín glórach, gárfach,
Coimeád í slán, áthasach
Is le bhúr riachtanais bí riarach.
Curfá
In bhúr sean aois bí slán, sabháilte
Le clann is cáirde gar ar láimh,
Comhlíonta le gach ‘tá bainte,
‘Gus croí lán sásta le ’tá déanta.
Garpháistí ag bronnadh dóchas
Mo aois níos mó ná bratóga,
Mé féin níos mó ná fear bréige:
Lonrú mo chroí le athbheochan.
Curfá
Féach ar ‘Dad’s Song’ do’n leagan Béarla.
Chorus
Garpháistí, you melt my heart;
Torthaí glúine imithe, thart;
Bring me joy and pride and hope:
Síol na nglúine le teacht fós.
Cailín Óg, you light my life,
Beaming through the fog of life,
Piercing gloom with your coy smile,
Charming my old heart with joy.
Find someone who’s true to you;
Together see life’s voyage through;
Be aware of both your needs;
May ‘Fulfill Each Other’ be your creed.
Chorus
Buachaill Óg, you are my pride,
Strong in limb and swift in mind;
You are the minder of our blood:
Grow wise and brave, be kind, be good.
Find a wife, respect her well,
Avoid the loud and gaudy girls;
Keep her safe, make her smile;
Meet both your needs, all the while.
Chorus
May old age see you safe and sound
With friends and family all around
Admiring all you have achieved,
And your heart content with all your deeds.
Garpháisti, you bring me hope
That age is more than tattered coat;
I will be more than old scarecrow:
My ageing heart restores its glow.
Chorus
Description
Amhrán faoi laochra is ea Sé Mo Laoch. Tugann laochra áthas agus bród agus dóchas dúinn: déanaimid ceiliúradh le háthas ar a mbua; táimid bródúil as a ngníomhartha; glacaimid dóchas óna gcumas adversity a shárú. Tugann garpháistí na bronntanais áthais, bród agus dóchais do sheantuismitheoirí freisin. Tar éis taithí a fháil ar na rudaí atá tábhachtach sa saol, is mian le seantuismitheoirí sásamh agus sásamh dá ngarpháistí. Is féidir an sonas seo a fháil trí chaidrimh chomhbhácha agus sásúla, rud a theastaíonn ó gach duine agus a theastaíonn ó sheantuismitheoirí dá garpháistí.
Sé Mo Laoch is a song about heroes. Heroes give us joy and pride and hope: we celebrate with joy at their victories; we take pride in their deeds; we take hope from their potential to overcome adversity. Grandchildren also bring those gifts of joy, pride and hope to grandparents. Having experienced what’s important in life, grandparents wish fulfillment and contentment for their grandchildren. This happiness can be found through caring and fulfilling relationships, something all humans need and that grandparents wish for their grandchildren.
Sé Mo Laoch is a song about heroes. Heroes give us joy and pride and hope: we celebrate with joy at their victories; we take pride in their deeds; we take hope from their potential to overcome adversity. Grandchildren also bring those gifts of joy, pride and hope to grandparents. Having experienced what’s important in life, grandparents wish fulfillment and contentment for their grandchildren. This happiness can be found through caring and fulfilling relationships, something all humans need and that grandparents wish for their grandchildren.
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“Amhrán Dadó / Grandpa's Song Fonn:'Sé Mo LaochÚdar: Dave Barron,” From Carlow Streams, accessed October 7, 2026, https://fromcarlowstreams.ie/items/show/351.