Cad é sin do’n té sin

<bgsound src="../midi/Boulavog.mid" loop="1"> Ó cad é sin do’n té sin
O what does anyone care?

The "I don't care what other people think" attitude in these lyrics is unusual for a traditional Irish song. The singer is a young man who is putting all of his frustrations about life into the words of his song!

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Chuaigh mé chun aonaigh is dhíol mé mo bhó
Ar chúig phunta airgid is ar ghiní bhuí óir
Má ólaim an t-airgead is má bhronnaim an t-ór
Ó cad dé sin do’n té sin nach mbaineann sin dó

I went to the fair and I sold my cow
For five pounds of silver and a golden guinnea
If I drink the money and if I spend the gold
Oh what does that matter to anyone?

Má théim ‘na choille chraobhaigh cruinniú smeara nó cró
A bhaint úllaí de ghéaga nó a bhuachailleacht bó
Má shíním seal uaire faoi chrann a dhéanamh só
Ó cad dé sin do’n té sin nach mbaineann sin dó

If I go to the thick woods to gather berries or nuts
Take apples from the branches or become a cowherd
If I stretch out under a tree for an hour to do it
Oh what does that matter to anyone?

Má théimse chuig airnéal is rince is spórt
Chuig aonach is rásaí ‘s gach cruinniú den tsórt
Má chím daoine súgach is má bhím súgach leo
Ó cad dé sin do’n té sin nach mbaineann sin dó

If I go to night-visiting and dance and have fun
To a fair and races and everything like that
If I see tipsy people and if I’m tipsy with them
Oh what does that matter to anyone?

Deir daoine go bhfuil mé gan rath ‘s gan dóigh
Gan earra gan éadach gan bólacht ná stór
Má tá mise sásta mó chónaí i gcró
Ó cad dé sin do’n té sin nach mbaineann sin dó

People say that I’m good for nothing and a wastrel
Without goods without clothes without kith or kine
If I’m happy with living in a shack
Oh what does that matter to anyone?

Chuaigh mé chun aonaigh is dhíol mé mo bhó
Ar chúig phunta airgid is ar ghiní bhuí óir
Má ólaim an t-airgead is má bhronnaim an t-ór
Ó cad dé sin do’n té sin nach mbaineann sin dó
Nach mbaineann sin dó...srl.

I went to the fair and I sold my cow
For five pounds of silver and a golden guinnea
If I drink the money and if I spend the gold
Oh what does that matter to anyone?

Courtesy of Vivian and Jack Hennessey, IrishPage.com July 2009
I was not able to find a midi for this poem but put background music on instead.
Replay background music: Boulavog.mid

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Chuaigh mé chun aonaigh is dhíol mé mo bhó Ar chúig phunta airgid is ar ghiní bhuí óir Má ólaim an t-airgead is má bhronnaim an t-ór Ó cad dé sin do’n té sin nach mbaineann sin dó	I went to the fair and I sold my cow For five pounds of silver and a golden guinnea If I drink the money and if I spend the gold Oh what does that matter to anyone?
Má théim ‘na choille chraobhaigh cruinniú smeara nó cró A bhaint úllaí de ghéaga nó a bhuachailleacht bó Má shíním seal uaire faoi chrann a dhéanamh só Ó cad dé sin do’n té sin nach mbaineann sin dó	If I go to the thick woods to gather berries or nuts Take apples from the branches or become a cowherd If I stretch out under a tree for an hour to do it Oh what does that matter to anyone?
Má théimse chuig airnéal is rince is spórt Chuig aonach is rásaí ‘s gach cruinniú den tsórt Má chím daoine súgach is má bhím súgach leo Ó cad dé sin do’n té sin nach mbaineann sin dó	If I go to night-visiting and dance and have fun To a fair and races and everything like that If I see tipsy people and if I’m tipsy with them Oh what does that matter to anyone?
Deir daoine go bhfuil mé gan rath ‘s gan dóigh Gan earra gan éadach gan bólacht ná stór Má tá mise sásta mó chónaí i gcró Ó cad dé sin do’n té sin nach mbaineann sin dó	People say that I’m good for nothing and a wastrel Without goods without clothes without kith or kine If I’m happy with living in a shack Oh what does that matter to anyone?
Chuaigh mé chun aonaigh is dhíol mé mo bhó Ar chúig phunta airgid is ar ghiní bhuí óir Má ólaim an t-airgead is má bhronnaim an t-ór Ó cad dé sin do’n té sin nach mbaineann sin dó Nach mbaineann sin dó...srl.	I went to the fair and I sold my cow For five pounds of silver and a golden guinnea If I drink the money and if I spend the gold Oh what does that matter to anyone?