Oh the violets were scenting the woods, Nora
Displaying their charm to the bee
When I first said I loved only you, Nora
And you said you loved only me

The chestnut blooms gleamed through the glade, Nora
A robin sang loud from a tree
When I first said I loved only you, Nora
And you said you loved only me

The golden-robed daffodils shone, Nora
And danced in the breeze on the Lea
When I first said I loved only you, Nora
And you said you loved only me

The trees, birds and bees sang a song, Nora
Of happier transports to be
When I first said I loved only you, Nora
And you said you loved only me

Our dreams they have never come true, Nora
Our hopes they were never to be
Since I first said I loved only you, Nora
And you said you loved only me

-Seán O’Casey

Nóra

Unique Word Count: 64

Bhí na pabhsaer faoi bhláth insa choill, Nóra,
Is na beach’ ag diúl meala as a gcroí’
Nuair a gheall mé síorghrá duit go bás, Nóra, 
Is a gheall tú ná fágfá mo thaobh.

Bhí na héin ag cur a gcroí’ amach le grá, Nóra, 
An lá úd, ’s nárbh álainn mar bhí,
Nuair a gheall mé síorghrá duit go bás, Nóra, 
Is a gheall tú ná fágfá mo thaobh.

Bhí lus an chromchinn ar na bánta, Nóra,
Ag rince le háthas faoin ngaoith
Nuair a gheall mé síorghrá duit go bás, Nóra, 
Is a gheall tú ná fágfá mo thaobh.

Bhí gach éinín sa choill ar an gcraoibh, Nóra,
Ag cantain an aoibhnis shíoraí
Nuair a gheall mé síorghrá duit go bás, Nóra, 
Is a gheall tú ná fágfá mo thaobh.

Ach ní dúinn a bhí aoibhneas i ndán, Nóra;
Níor fíoraíodh an dóchas a bhí
Nuair a gheall mé síorghrá duit go bás, Nóra, 
Is a gheall tú ná fágfá mo thaobh.

-Pádraig Ua Maoileoin