[Why do we mourn departing friends ?]

1 KYS veagh shin keayney choud dy hraa,
Ec baase persoonyn mie
Nagh nee nyn ham t’ayn coyrt coraa,
Dy earn ad huggey thie.

2 Nagh vel shin huggey neesht scapail,
Cha chion as traa ta roie;
Chamoo t’ain yeearree dy chumrail,
Ny sodjey voish nyn n’ghraih.

3 Kys ghoghe shin aggle dy chur sheese,
Nyn girp ‘syn oaie gys fea?
Raad lhie corp ooasle Yeesey Creest,
‘S t’er yannoo maynrey jeh.

4 Ta bannaght Yee er deiney mie,
Nyn gadley ayns y joan:
Cre beagh ny oltyn bwooiagh lhie
Ayns baase, agh raad va’n kione?

5 Agh ta nyn Jiarn er n’irree reesht,
Ginsh dooin yn raad gys gloyr,
Nee’n eill am getlagh seose gys Creest
Ec laa yn irree-vooar.