Unique Word Count: 41
Music composed by: Traditional, collected from Seán Óg Ó Tuama
Words written by: Traditional, collected from Seán Óg Ó Tuama
Lyrics:
Curfá:
Ó, deinimís troscadh, troscadh iomlán,
Ó deinimís troscadh Lá 'le Stiofáin.
Deinimís troscadh is cuirfimid cosc
Le gach locht agus loscadh 'thiocfadh 'nár ndáil.
Tá'n athbhliain ag casadh le haicíd 's le galar,
Le tinneas, le fiabhras le pianta's le pláigh,
Ach dá ghéire 's dá dhéine iad ní baol dúinn 'nár ngaor iad,
Má dheinimís staonadh Lá 'le Stiofáin.
Translation:
Chorus:
Oh, let us fast, a complete fast,
Oh let us fast on St. Stephen's Day.
Let us fast and we will stop
With every fault and burning that may come into our relationship.
The new year is approaching with disease and sickness,
With sickness, with fever, with pains and plagues,
But however sharp and severe they are, we are not in danger of them being close,
If we abstain on St. Stephen's Day.