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I first heard this on Noirín ní Riain’s album “Celtic Soul”. She wrote in her liner notes that she heard it from a recording by Sorcha ní Ghuairim. I listened to Sorcha’s recording and learned that version of it.

lyrics

Hó abháín, hó abháín, hó abháín mo ghrá
Hó abháín mo leanbh, agus codail go lá
Hó abháín mo leanbh, hó abháín mo lean’
Hó abháín mo leanbh, go moch a bhóbó

Agus d’imigh do mhaime le tilleadh trá
Agus níl fhios ‘am beo ce hí

Translation:
Hó abháín my love
Hó abháín my child, and sleep until day
Hó abháín my child, hó abháín my little child
Hó abháín my child, early little baby

And your mama’s gone back to the sea
And I’ll never know who she is

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from Suantraighe, A Collection of Celtic Lullabies, released November 1, 2006
Traditional Irish Lullaby

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Caera Seattle, Washington

From haunting Celtic lullabies, through laments of intense grief and pain, to songs of healing and hope, Caera’s music always contains an authenticity that can be hard to find in today’s music, or even in today’s world in general. Powerful soprano vocals blend with the bell-like tones of her brass-strung Gaelic harp to create music that carries people through life, dreaming or fully awake. ... more

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