As Gaeilge:
Duirt an filiméala:Do chan mé nuair a rugadh méAgus gan séis, gan fonnNíl ionat ach guthDo fhreagair an faoláin:Do chaoin mé nuair a rugadh méAgus ós cionn búir na tonntaTá saoirse san fhuaim.
In English:
The nightingale said:I sang when I was bornAnd without melody, without tuneYou are only a voiceThe gull answered:I cried when I was bornAnd over the bellow of the wavesThere is freedom in noise.