Mellow the moonlight to shine is Close by the window young is spinning Bent o'er the fire her grandmother sitting is and moaning and drowsily knitting.
cho: Merrily cheerily noisily Swings the spins the wheel while the foot's stirring Sprightly and and merrily ringing Sounds the sweet voice of the young singing.
Eileen, a chara, I someone tapping 'Tis the ivy dear mother against the glass Eileen, I hear somebody sighing 'Tis the sound mother dear of the autumn dying.
There's a form at the casement, the form of her love And he with face bent, I'm waiting for you love Get up on the stool, through the step lightly And rove in the grove while the moon's shining 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 shakes her head, on her lips lays her fingers Steals up from the seat, longs to go and yet A frightened glance turns to her drowsy Puts one foot on the spins the wheel with the other
Lazily, easily, swings now the round Slowly and lowly is now the reel's sound Noiseless and to the lattice above her The maid steps, then leaps to the of her lover.
and slower, and slower the wheel swings Lower and lower, and lower the rings there the reel and the wheel their spinning and moving The grove the lovers by moonlight are roving.