| I. | 1. |
| Erat turbida nox | 'Twas on a windy night, |
| Hor secund manÉ | At two o'clock in the morning |
| Quando proruit vox | An Irish lad so tight, |
| Carmen in hoc inanÉ; | All wind and weather scorning, |
| Viri misera mens | At Judy Callaghan's door, |
| Meditabatur hymen, | Sitting upon the palings, |
| Hinc puellÆ flens | His love-tale he did pour, |
| Stabat obsidens limen; | And this was part of his wailings:— |
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| Semel tantum dic | Only say |
| Eris nostra LalagÉ; | You'll be Mrs. Brallaghan; |
| Ne recuses sic, | Don't say nay, |
| Dulcis Julia CallagÉ. | Charming Judy Callaghan. |
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| II. | 2. |
| Planctibus aurem fer, | Oh! list to what I say, |
| Venere tu formosior | Charms you've got like Venus; |
| Dic, hos muros per, | Own your love you may, |
| Tuo favore potior! | There's but the wall between us. |
| Voce beatum fac; | You lie fast asleep, |
| En, dum dormis, vigilo, | Snug in bed and snoring; |
| Nocte obambulans hÂc | Round the house I creep, |
| Domum planctu stridulo. | Your hard heart imploring. |
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| Semel tantum dic | Only say |
| Eris nostra LalagÉ; | You'll have Mr. Brallaghan; |
| Ne recuses sic, | Don't say nay, |
| Dulcis Julia CallagÉ. | Charming Judy Callaghan. |
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| III. | 3. |
| Est mihi prÆgnans sus, | I've got a pig and a sow, |
| Et porcellis stabulum; | I've got a sty to sleep 'em; |
| Villula, grex, et rus[8] | A calf and a brindled cow, |
| Ad vaccarum pabulum; | And a cabin too, to keep 'em; |
| Feriis cerneres me | Sunday hat and coat, |
| Splendido vestimento, | An old grey mare to ride on; |
| Tunc, heus! quÀm benÈ te | Saddle and bridle to boot, |
| Veherem in jumento![9] | Which you may ride astride on. |
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| Semel tantum dic | Only say |
| Eris nostra LalagÉ; | You'll be Mrs. Brallaghan; |
| Ne recuses sic, | Don't say nay, |
| Dulcis Julia CallagÉ. | Charming Judy Callaghan. |
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| IV. | 4. |
| Vis poma terrÆ? sum | I've got an acre of ground, |
| Uno dives jugere; | I've got it set with praties; |
| Vis lac et mella,[10] cÙm | I've got of 'baccy a pound, |
| Bacchi succo,[11] sugere? | I've got some tea for the ladies; |
| Vis aquÆ-vitÆ vim?[12] | I've got the ring to wed, |
| Plumoso somnum sacculo?[13] | Some whisky to make us gaily; |
| Vis ut paratus sim | I've got a feather-bed |
| Vel annulo vel baculo?[14] | And a handsome new shilelagh. |
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| Semel tantum dic | Only say |
| Eris nostra LalagÉ; | You'll be Mrs. Brallaghan; |
| Ne recuses sic, | Don't say nay, |
| Dulcis Julia CallagÉ. | Charming Judy Callaghan. |
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| V. | 5. |
| Litteris operam das; | You've got a charming eye |
| Lucido fulges oculo; | You've got some spelling and reading; |
| Dotes insuper quas | You've got, and so have I, |
| Nummi sunt in loculo. | A taste for genteel breeding; |
| Novi quad apta sis[15] | You're rich, and fair, and young, |
| Ad procreandam sobolem! | As everybody's knowing; |
| Possides (nesciat quis?) | You've got a decent tongue |
| Linguam satis mobilem.[16] | Whene'er 'tis set a-going. |
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| Semel tantum dic | Only say |
| Eris nostra LalagÉ; | You'll have Mr. Brallaghan; |
| Ne recuses sic, | Don't say nay, |
| Dulcis Julia CallagÉ. | Charming Judy Callaghan. |
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| VI. | 6. |
| Conjux utinam tu | For a wife till death |
| Fieres, lepidum cor, mÎ! | I am willing to take ye; |
| Halitum perdimus, heu, | But, och! I waste my breath, |
| Te sopor urget. Dormi! | The devil himself can't wake ye. |
| Ingruit imber trux— | 'Tis just beginning to rain, |
| Jam sub tecto pellitur | So I'll get under cover; |
| Is quem crastina lux[17] | Tomorrow I'll come again, |
| Referet hÙc fidelitÈr. | And be your constant lover. |
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| Semel tantum dic | Only say |
| Eris nostra LalagÉ; | You'll be Mrs. Brallaghan; |
| Ne recuses sic, | Don't say nay, |
| Dulcis Julia CallagÉ. | Charming Judy Callaghan. |
