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