Watch: Beidh Aonach Amárach
Popular Irish Song
Kids in Ireland have been learning this Irish language song for decades.
Meaning
The title in Irish Gaelic means "There will be a market tomorrow". It's the story of a young girl asking her mother to go to the market, but is told she's not old enough yet.
Singer
Sung by Siobhán, Bitesize Irish language assistant. She is practiced in "sean-nós" traditional Irish singing.
Lyrics for Beidh Aonach Amárach
Beidh aonach amárach i gContae an Chláir
Beidh aonach amárach i gContae an Chláir
Beidh aonach amárach i gContae an Chláir
Cé mhaith dom é, ní bheidh mé ann?
Chorus:
S’ a mháithrín, an ligfidh tú chun aonaigh mé?
A mháithrín, an ligfidh tú chun aonaigh mé?
A mháithrín, an ligfidh tú chun aonaigh mé?
A mhuirnín óg ná héiligh é.
Níl tú a deich nó a haon déag fós
Níl tú a deich nó a haon déag fós
Níl tú a deich nó a haon déag fós
Nuair a bheidh tú a trí déag beidh tú mór
Chorus
B’fhearr liom féin mo ghréasaí bróg.
B’fhearr liom féin mo ghréasaí bróg.
B’fhearr liom féin mo ghréasaí bróg.
Ná oifigeach airm faoi lásaí óir.
Chorus
Beidh aonach amárach i gContae an Chláir
Beidh aonach amárach i gContae an Chláir
Beidh aonach amárach i gContae an Chláir
Cé mhaith dom é, ní bheidh mé ann?
Chorus
P.S. Are you looking for PRONUNCIATION of these words including phonetics? Check out the course below. The course “Sing a Song in Irish” features three traditional Irish songs, breaking them down so that you CAN sing this beautiful song.