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Avicii - 'Wake Me Up'... As Gaeilge

It isn't very often that something pops up on our news feeds that manages get us all dancing . So when we saw this Irish rendition of Avicii's chart topping hit 'Wake Me Up' we were up off our seats and dancing around the office like mad yokes, our own little ceili was had.

Congrats to Stiofán Ó Fearail and the crowd down in Lurgan, better then the original me thinks...

The track is available free to Download.

In case you wanted to sing along, here are the lyrics.

Fáinne fí i gcoim na hoíche.
(Níl) 'tada riamh nach mbíonn thart.
Diabhail fhios a'm cá bhfuil deireadh mo scéil
Ach táim ar an mbealach ceart.

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Deir siad liom gan a dhul sa tseans,
Nach dtagann ciall roimh aois.
Bhuel 'sé m'aistear é, Ní léir cén fhad a mhairfidh sé,
'Sé togha ar aon chaoi.

So Lig mé saor ón suan 'tá orm.
(Tai)speáin 'om bóthar éasca cothrom.
Bainfidh mé ceann scríbe amach, sí m'aidhm,
Cíbe treo átá i ndán.

(Tá) Mé ag iompar úalach mór an tsaoil
Ach níl a'm ach péire lámh.
Suile troma is an ghrian a dhul faoi
Ach ní chodlaíonn mé go sámh.

"Bris amach agus tú fós sach óg."
Chinnigh mé le dul in aghaidh.
Seo mo ré, Seasfaidh mé an fód,
'S leanfaidh mé ar aghaidh.

Shane Johnston
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Editor for CollegeTimes, UCD graduate and music lover. [email protected]
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