As Gaeilge:
Duirt an filiméala:
Do chan mé nuair a rugadh mé
Agus gan séis, gan fonn
Níl ionat ach guth
Do fhreagair an faoláin:
Do chaoin mé nuair a rugadh mé
Agus ós cionn búir na tonnta
Tá saoirse san fhuaim.
In English:
The nightingale said:
I sang when I was born
And without melody, without tune
You are only a voice
The gull answered:
I cried when I was born
And over the bellow of the waves
There is freedom in noise.