Órla Fallon – “Nil ‘na la” (The Daybreak Has Not Yet Come).

   Hey people! 🙂 

   Today I ant to share a really cheerful, happy Irish folk song with y’all, sung by a former Celtic Woman member, Órla Fallon, a singer and harpist whose music I’ve shared on here several times already and whom I really like. This is also my favourite version of this song of those that I’m familiar with, although it’s a really cool song in general. The translation below comes from this website. 

   The sheep are eating the corn


The calves are drinking the milk


The potatoes are unsold


You senseless man
Will you not go home!
Siobhan is a fine young girl
In her new dress down from the shop


I gaze at my golden guinea
Spinning on the table


And my temper rises
Daybreak has not yet come – but now it’s here
Daybreak has not yet come – but now it’s morning
Daybreak has not yet come – but now it’s with us


She has spoken and I must leave here
Don’t send me out into the dark


The night is cold and I’ll be perished


Stay inside with me a while
And drink my fill until the morning
Daybreak has not yet come – but now it’s here
Daybreak has not yet come – but now it’s morning
Daybreak has not yet come – but now it’s with us


She has spoken and I must leave here
Oh I go up and I go down


I try my luck with the tavern lady


I throw a guinea on the table
And drink my fill until the morning
Daybreak has not yet come – but now it’s here
Daybreak has not yet come – but now it’s morning
Daybreak has not yet come – but now it’s with us


She has spoken and I must leave here
I left my shoes in the house of ale


I left my stockings there as well


The cocks have all begun to crow


And I am forced to leave for home
Daybreak has not yet come – but now it’s here
Daybreak has not yet come – but now it’s morning
Daybreak has not yet come – but now it’s with us


She has spoken and I must leave here
Daybreak has not yet come – but now it’s here
Daybreak has not yet come – but now it’s morning
Daybreak has not yet come – but now it’s with us


She has spoken and I must leave here
Daybreak has not yet come – but now it’s here
Daybreak has not yet come – but now it’s morning
Daybreak has not yet come – but now it’s with us


She has spoken and I must leave here

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