| Originale | Irish transcreation by Gabriel Rosenstock |
| FOLSOM PRISON BLUES | FOLSOM PRISON BLUES |
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| I hear that train a-commin', | Tá an traein ag teannadh linne |
| It's rollin' around the bend | Ón gcúinne chugainn go mear |
| And I ain't seen the sunshine | Ní fhaca mé ga gréine |
| Since I don't know when | Le …ní tamall gearr |
| I'm stuck in Folsom prison | Táim sáite in Folsom Prison |
| And time keeps draggin' on, | Is stop an t-am, ochón, |
| But that train keeps a-rollin' | Is tá an traein ag gluaiseacht léi |
| On down to San Antone. | Síos go San Antone. |
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| When I was just a baby, | Nuair bhíos-sa i mo bháibín, |
| My mama told me, "Son, | Ar Mama liom “A mhac |
| Always be a good boy, | Bí i do bhuachaill múinte |
| Don't ever play with guns" | Gan gunna i do ghlac.” |
| But I shot a man in Reno, | Ach do lámhachas fear in Reno |
| Just to watch him die | Chun breathnú ar a bhás |
| When I hear that whistle blowin', | Nuair a chloisimse an fheadaíl |
| I hang my head and cry. | Tosnaím ag gol go fras. |
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| I bet there's rich folks eatin' | Bí cinnte go bhfuil boic ag ithe |
| In a fancy dining car | Ina gcarr galánta dóibh |
| They're probably drinking coffee | Nó ag slogadh siar an chaife |
| And smoking big cigars | Ag caitheamh na dtodóg |
| But I know I had it coming, | Ach nach raibh sé tuillte agam! |
| I know I can't be free, | Ní bheidh mé saor go deo |
| But those people keep a-movin' | Is na daoine ag síorghluaiseacht |
| And that's what tortures me | Iad 'na ndealg sa bheo. |
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| Well if that freed me from this prison | Bhuel, dá saorfaí mé ón bpríosún seo |
| And that railroad train was mine, | Dá mba liom an t-iarnród |
| I bet I'd move it on | Bí cinnte go mbogfainn as an áit seo |
| A little farther down the line | Ó, gan aon agó |
| Far from Folsom prison, | I bhfad ó Folsom Prison |
| That's where I want to stay | Is ann a gheobhainnse scíth |
| And I'd let that lonesome whistle | Agus ligfinnse don fheadaíl |
| Blow my blues away. | An brón a ghlanadh díom. |
