La Breithe Shonas Dhom
Submitted: July 22, 2025 at 9:52 pm Composed/performed by: Terry Kennedy-Lares, TurloughKennedy@aol.com Copyright: 1999
La Breithe Shonas Dhom (Happy Birthday to Me)
Terry Kennedy- Lares Copyright 1999
Coitianta eiri me aosta go hurnua,
(As I’m getting older,
Chonaic me cruatan agus docul.
(I’ve seen hardship and sorrow)
B’fheidir an la ag gealadh, bearfaigh me is fearr saolta,
(The day might dawn, I might have chosen a better life)
ag ruaig mo scaileanna ar shuil.
(chasing those ghosts from my eyes.)
Chorus:
La breithe shonas dhom, Tiocfaigh athla ansin.
(Happy Birthday to Me) (Another day will come)
Anois ta mo saol leathdeanta,
(Now my life’s half over)
Agus ni gearan ta dom,
( and I’ve got no complaints)
‘is damhsaimid tri am a gabhail cheolta bronach
(and we’ll dance through the years to sad songs)
Bimid a saolta in aistear.
(on our journey through life)
repeat 2nd verse
Chorus
I wrote this when I turned 50. I've lost the original english lyrics, I had translated them into Irish gaelic, and never sang the song in English. I ran them through Google Translate and then tweeked them to what I remember of what I originally wrote.
