Cabbyl Folliaghtagh
Ta un skeeal v'er ny insh dou liorish my naim Thomaase, as ve eshyn
ruggit as troggit ayns Glion Meay, as v'an boayl shen — oh, v'eh lane dy
ferrishyn as cretooryn quaagh ec y traa shen, as dinsh eh dooys fastyr dy row
yn skeeal shoh: Ayns ny laghyn shen va keeadyn dy leih baghey
ayns Glion Rushen, agh nish t'eh treigit as fadaneagh. Agh aghterbee,
v'eshyn cheet er y raad eddyr Glion Rushen as Glion Meay fastyr dy row,
as va tree deiney aegey elley marish. As ec un ynnyd er y raad, as shione
dou yn boayl, dooyrt Thomaase rish ny deiney aegey elley, “Shass-jee ry lhiattee,
my ghuillyn, as lhig da'n chabbyl shoh goll shaghey.”
Yeeagh ny deiney elley ersyn agh cha dooyrt ad veg, agh aghterbee,
hass ad ooilley ry lhiattee as lurg tammylt dooyrt fer jeh ny deiney
elley rish Thomaase, “C'red ta jannoo ort, Thomaase? Cre'n fockle shoh
t'ou gimraa?” As dooyrt Thomaase, “Nagh vaik shiu yn cabbyl va goll
shaghey?” As dooyrt fer elley, “Cha vaik mish cabbyl erbee.”
As ec y jerrey v'eh jeeaghyn dy ren Thomaase fakin yn cabbyl shoh goll
shaghey as dooyrt eh dy row soilshey beg er dreeym y chabbil, agh cha vaik
ny deiney elley eh; cha vaik ad cabbyl erbee, as nagh quaagh shen?
Aghterbee, shen yn skeeal v'er ny insh liorish Thomaase.