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Skeddan gial, ny skeddan ruy,
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Herring white, or herring red,
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T'ou lesh praase, ny arran mie,
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Good with tater or with bread,
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Mennick t'ou er chur dou saase
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To myself I oft have said
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Jarroo, dy chur jeh yn vaase.[1]
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Hadst thou not lived I should be dead.
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Feallagh ta' nagh vel goaill rhyt,
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Some like thee not; I do admire
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Ta mish kinjagh graih cur dhyt,
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Thee slowly done before the fire.
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My t'ou aarlit roish yn aile
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I like thee best, and always did
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Agh baare lhiam oo jeant er y gryle. [2]
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When nicely cooked upon the grid.
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[1] Mennick t'ou er chur dou saase, Jarroo, dy chur jeh yn vaase.] Literal translation: 'Often you have given me a way, indeed, to put off death.'
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[2] Feallagh ta' nagh vel goaill rhyt, Ta mish kinjagh graih cur dhyt, My t'ou aarlit roish yn aile, Agh baare lhiam oo jeant er y gryle.] Literal translation: 'There are folk who do not accept you, I always love you, If you are prepared before the fire, But I prefer you done on the grill.'
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