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Alasdair Mhic o ho |
Alexander son, o ho |
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Cholla Ghasda o ho |
Of gallant Cholla, o ho |
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As do laimh-s' gun o ho |
Into your hand, o ho |
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Earbainn tapaidh trom eile |
I would entrust heroic deeds, trom eile |
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Chorus (after each verse): |
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Chall eile bho chall a ho ro |
Chall eile bho chall a ho ro |
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Chall eile bho chall a ho ro |
Chall eile bho chall a ho ro |
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Chall eile huraibh i chall a ho ro |
Chall eile huraibh i chall a ho ro |
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'S haoi o ho trom eile |
'S haoi o ho trom eile |
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As do laimh-s' gun o ho |
Into your hand, o ho |
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Earbainn tapaidh o ho |
I would entrust heroic deeds, o ho |
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Mharbhadh Tighearna o ho |
The Lord of Ach-nam-breac, o ho |
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Ach-nam-Brac leat trom eile |
Would be killed by you, trom eile |
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'S ged 's beag mi fein o ho |
And although I myself was small, o ho |
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Bhuail mi ploc air o ho |
I threw a clot of earth on him, o ho |
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Chuala mi'n de o ho |
I heard yesterday, o ho |
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Sgeul nach b'ait leam trom eile |
A sad story, trom eile |
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Chuala mi'n de o ho |
I heard yesterday, o ho |
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Sgeul nach b'ait leam o ho |
A sad story, o ho |
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Glaschu a bhith o ho |
That Glasgow, o ho |
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Dol 'na lasair trom eile |
Was going down, trom eile |
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Glaschu a bhith o ho |
That Glasgow, o ho |
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Dol 'na lasair o ho |
Was going down, o ho |
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'S Obair-Dheathain o ho |
And Aberdeen, o ho |
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'N deidh a chreachadh trom eile |
Is being pillaged, trom eile |
