JEEAGH, jeeagh yn ghrian ta reill yn oie,
Son soilshey daue ta gennal soie ;
Jeh'n billey-feeney s'moyrnagh troo
Mysh shoh, ta jeh yn coontey smoo.

Dy beagh y staghyl nagh gow coyrle,
Er n'iu jeh shoh, ga losht yn seihll,
Yn ooir as aer mygeart-y-mysh,
Veagh eh cha sauchey's ta shin nish.

O heshey, gow yn ghless shoh hood,
Cre'n aght hee'yms dty stroin ny hrooid
Myr ta'n gholl-twoaie jeh cooyl yn aile,
Myr shen ta shoh lesh soilshey'n chainle.

Agh myr t'an ghrian fo bodjal still
Dasyn ta doal ny doon y hooill,
Eshyn nagh n'iu jough tra t'eh paa,
She shoh ta jannoo 'n oie jeh lhaa.

0 boyaghyn, ny cur-jee geill
Da eddin aalin nee falleil ;
Dooghys cha dug dooin ny share vie,
Na shoh lesh eash ta gaase ny spooie.

SEE, see the sun¹ that rules the night,
For light tothem that cheerful sit
The proudest vine is envious
About this being counted best.²

If the dolt who'd not take advice,
Had only drunk of this, though burned
The world, the earth and air around,
He would be safe as we are now.

O comrade,-take this glass to thee,
That through it I may see thy nose!
Like the rainbow behind the fire⁴
Like what is seen by candlelight⁵.

But as the sun is 'neath a cloud
To him who's blind or shuts his eye,
Who'll not drink ale when he's dry,
This is what turns the night to day.

O boys, do not pay any heed
To a pretty face that will fade !
Nothing better nature gives us,
Then this which with its age improves.

* An old name of the Isle of Man.,

1 i .e., Ale.
2 " About this (i.e., ale) which is of the greatest account."
3 Peculiar similies.
4 "Spirit."
5 " That is as this is by the light of the candle.

Any comments, errors or omissions gratefully received The Editor
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