“Mna na hÉireann (Women of Ireland)”

Composed by Seán Ó Riada

Lyrics

(Source: The Sensual World of Kate Bush)

	Tá bean in Éirinn a phronnfadh séad damh is mo sháith le n'ól There's a woman in Ireland who'd give me shelter and my fill of ale.
	Is tá bean in Éirinn is ba binne léithe mo rafla ceoil There's a woman in Ireland who'd prefer my singing to strings being played.
	No seinm théid; atá bean in Éirinn is níorbh fhearr léi beo There's a woman in Ireland who'd prefer me leaping than laid in the clay
	Mise ag léimnigh no leagtha i gcré is mo tharr faoi fhód. and my belly under the sod.

	Tá bean in Éirinn a bheadh ag éad liom mur bhfaighinn ach póg There's a woman in Ireland who'd envy me if I got naught but a kiss
	O bhean ar aonach, nach ait an scéala, is mo dhaimh féin leo; From a woman at a fair, isn't it strange, and the love I have for them.
	Tá bean ab fhearr liom no cath is céad dhíobh nach bhfagham go deo There's a woman I'd prefer more to a battalion, and a hundred of them I will never get,
	Is tá cailin spéiriýil ag fear gan Bhearla, dubhgránna cróin. And an ugly, swarthy man with no English has a beautiful girl.

	Tá bean a dearfadh da siýlainn léithe go bhfaighinn an t-ór There's a woman who would say that if I walked with her I'd get the gold,
	Is tá bean 'na léine is fearr a mein no na tainte bó A woman in night dress whose mien is better than herds of cows,
	Le bean a bhuairfeadh Baile an Mhaoir agus clar Thir Eoghann, With a woman who would deafen Ballymore and the plain of Tyrone.
	Is ní fhaicim leigheas ar mo ghalar féin ach scaird a dh'ól. And I see no cure for my disease but to give up the drink.

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Produced by Phil Coulter

(Source: Ain't Nuthin' But a She Thing)

Musicians

(Source: Ain't Nuthin' But a She Thing)

Sinéad O'Connor	vocals
Phil Coulter	harmonium
Frank Gallagher	viola, low whistle
Noreen O'Donoghue	harp

Credits

Engineer: Ciaran Byrne. Recorded at Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin. Sinéad O'Connor appears courtesy of Chrysalis Records Limited.

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