Dolly Parton & Altan - In the Sweet By and By

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Dolly Parton & Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh from the Irish folk group Altan. Mairéad sings her piece in the Irish language. (One of the Gaelic langauges) She is a native Irish-speaker from Gaoth Dobhair, County Donegal. The verse in Irish is simply a translation of the first verse. The images are of Dolly's home of Tennessee and Mairéad's home in Donegal.

Lyrics:

There's a land that is fairer than day
And by faith we can see it afar
For the father waits over the way
To prepare us a dwelling place there

In the sweet by and by
We shall meet on that beautiful shore
In the sweet by and by
We shall meet on that beautiful shore

We shall sing on that beautiful shore
The melodious songs of the blest
And our spirit shall sorrow no more
Not a sign for the blessing of rest

In the sweet by and by
We shall meet on that beautiful shore
In the sweet by and by
We shall meet on that beautiful shore

Tá tír ann níos áille ná an lá
Inár gcreideamh tchíonn muid an lá
Tá an Tiarna ag dréim linn anonn
Ag faire agus ag réiteach dúinn ann

In the sweet by and by
We shall meet on that beautiful shore
In the sweet by and by
We shall meet on that beautiful shore

In the sweet by and by
In the sweet by and by, ohh