This song is a lovely Gaelic number about a mother singing a lullaby to her child. The lullaby is meant to lull her child to sleep, while warding off evil spirits. Or in this instance, the 'Boogey-man'. Ho-ba-in is typically sung in 'amhrain ar an sean-nos' or 'Old Style Singing'. This is an acapella style of Irish Traditional Singing, and these kinds of songs can be as old as 600 years. You'll have to look long and hard to find them, since they are usually passed down from generation to generation.
Lyrics
Ho-bha-in, ho-bha-in,
Ho-bha-in, mo ghra,
Ho-bha-in, mo leana,
Agus codail go la,
Ho-bha-in, mo leana,
'Is ho-bha-in, mo roghain,
Ho-bha-in, mo leana,
Is gabh amach a bhadhbh badhbh.
Agus d'imigh do Mhama le Filipe Dall,
Agus nil 'fhios a'm beo ce he!
Ho-bha-in, ho-bha-in,
Ho-bha-in, mo ghra,
Ho-bha-in, mo leana,
Agus codail go la,
Ho-bha-in, mo leana,
'Is ho-bha-in, mo roghain,
Ho-bha-in, mo leana,
Is gabh amach a bhadhbh badhbh.
'S ta capall an tsagairt,
i ngarrai Sheain Ghabha,
Mura gcuire tu as i, ora,
deanfaidh si foghail.
Ho-bha-in, ho-bha-in,
Ho-bha-in, mo ghra,
Ho-bha-in, mo leana,
Agus codail go la,
Ho-bha-in, mo leana,
'Is ho-bha-in, mo roghain,
Ho-bha-in, mo leana,
Is gabh amach a bhadhbh badhbh.