Mellow the to shine is beginning by the window young Eileen is spinning Bent o'er the fire her grand grandmother is crooning and moaning and knitting.
Merrily cheerily noisily whirring Swings the wheel spins the while the foot's stirring Sprightly and lightly and ringing Sounds the voice of the young maiden singing.
Eileen, a chara, I hear tapping 'Tis the ivy dear mother against the flapping Eileen, I surely somebody sighing 'Tis the sound mother dear of the winds dying.
There's a form at the casement, the of her true love And he whispers face bent, I'm waiting for you love Get up on the stool, through the step lightly And we'll rove in the grove while the moon's brightly.
cho: Merrily cheerily noisily Swings the wheel spins the wheel while the foot's Sprightly and and merrily ringing the sweet voice of the young maiden singing.
The maid shakes her head, on her lips lays her up from the seat, longs to go and yet lingers A frightened turns to her drowsy grandmother Puts one foot on the stool spins the wheel the other
Lazily, easily, swings now the round Slowly and lowly is heard now the reel's Noiseless and light to the above her The steps, then leaps to the arms of her lover.
and slower, and slower the wheel swings Lower and lower, and the reel rings there the reel and the wheel stop their spinning and The grove the lovers by moonlight are roving.