God be with the days

Interjection

Ireland informal

(Ireland, informal) A phrase alluding to better days of yesteryear, often followed by the thing the speaker regrets losing.

Japanese Meaning

往年の良かった時代への郷愁や、失ってしまった何かを惜しむ気持ちを表現する感嘆詞として用いられるフレーズ。 / （アイルランドの非公式な表現で）過ぎ去った昔の輝かしい時代を懐かしむ意味合いを持つ表現。

God be with the days, when the village green still had children playing.

ああ、昔の良き日々よ、村の広場に子どもたちがまだ遊んでいた頃のことだ。

Sense（1）

(Ireland, informal) A phrase alluding to better days of yesteryear, often followed by the thing the speaker regrets losing.

God be with the days when people had respect for their elders.