An Buachaill Caol Dubh - Marie Grimes

This is a restored cut from the 1974 album, "The Home I Left Behind", an LP that was part of a series put out yearly by the Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann, featuring annual traditional Irish music champions in a variety of instrumental and voice categories.
This selection is sung by Marie (possibly Maria) Grimes, a young talent with an angelic voice, from County Offaly. The song that she sings a cappella is the traditional tune, "An Buachaill Caol Dubh", or "The Dark Slender Boy", a poetic slow air referring to alcohol addiction (metaphorically referred to in the song as the Dark Slender Boy).

[@ivandubinsky1857]

This is very beautiful.

[@KingPhilipsRideshare]

Breaks your heart

[@prm2280]

Would be interested to see someone post the lyrics she is singing. It is not the Donal O'Sullivan's version which has become standard (along with its English translation):
Nuair a théim ar aonach a' ceannach éadaigh
'S bíonn an éirnis agam im láimh,
Síneann taobh liom an buachaill caol dubh,
'S cuireann caol-chrobh isteach im láimh.
Is gearr'n-a dhéidh sin go mbím go h-aerach,
Gan puinn dem chéill 's mé os cionn an chláir,
A' díol na n-éileamh do bhíonn am chéasa,
Seacht mí gan léine's an fuacht am chrá.
'Sé an buachaill caol dubh fada, féileach,
Clisde, léigheanta, 's gur mhaith é a shnó,
Do chlaoidh i bpéin mé 's do mhill i n-éag mé,
Is d'fhág mé féinig ar beagán stóir.
Dhon Fhrainnc dá dtéinn, nó go cuan Binn Éadain,
No a' dul don léim sin go h-lnis Mór,
Bionn an séithleach im dhiaidh ar saothar,
Mara mbeinn féin uaidh ach uair de ló.
Do casadh Aoibhill na Craige Léith' orrainn,
A'gabháil na sli is do ghaibh liom baidh;
Is dúirt dá ngéillfeadh an buachaill caol dubh
Go dtúrfadh céad fear dó suas im áit.
Do labhair an caol-fhear go gonta géar lé,
Is dúirt ná tréigfeadh a charaid ghnáth,
Gur shiúil sé Éire tré choillte 's réitigh
Le cumann cléibh is le searc im dheuidh.