O fheithe, o adh’rcean a cheile,

O liana’ na Craige-Ruaidhe,

’S o Luaths na Féinne.

Banachag Phadruig ma’r casan,

Gu’m bu slàn a thig sibh dhachaidh.

In English thus—

A Rhyme to be said in driving Cattle to Pasture.

Wandering o’er uplands, wandering through woods,

Hither and far away wander ye still,

St. Patrick’s own milkmaid attend your steps