And tell me that story over again,
The only story you tell,
Lupadáin lapadáin,
Muranáin maranáin,
Tell me that story again.

How your skin was as smooth
As the side of a seal,
Tell me that story again;
Of days and nights
That would never end,
And tell me that story again;
Lupadáin lapadáin,
Muranáin maranáin,
Tell me that story again.

How the light was as hard
As the keel of a ship,
Tell me that story again,
Of a man as tall
As the sky is wide
Turned upside down
In the water;
Lupadáin lapadáin,
Muranáin maranáin,
Tell me your story again.

Of a man as bright as a sail,
And down as deep
As a smother;
Lupadáin lapadáin,
Muranáin maranáin,
Tell me that story again;

How you hauled him up
By the strings of his heart,
Tell me that story again;
How you left him stranded
High and dry,
Just tell me that story again;
Lupadáin lapadáin,
Muranáin maranáin,
Tell me your story again.

How you couldn’t breathe
In the pools of air;
Tell me that story again;
How you wouldn’t breathe
For love nor money,
Tell me that story again;
Why you wouldn’t breathe
For love nor money,
For love nor money nor me.

Sleep now …

Codladh sámh.

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