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Secret People Tobar Mhoire
   
Credits: Traditional; arranged by Capercaillie
   
Appears On: Secret People; Cåpèrçaillie; Dusk Till Dawn
   
Language: Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)
   
Other Versions: "Bheir Mi Sgriob Do Thobar Mhoire" on Flora MacNeil's album Craobh Nan Ubhal
   

Lyrics: English Translation:
   
Bheir mi sgriob do Thobar Mhoire I'll journey to Tobermory
Far a bheil mo ghaol an comann Where my love dwells
   
Sèist: Chorus (after each verse):
E o hi urabho o hi u E o hi urabho o hi u
E o hao ri ri E o hao ri ri
E o hao ri sna bho hu o E o hao ri sna bho hu o
E o hi urabho o hi u E o hi urabho o hi u
   
Far a bheil mo ghaol an comann Where my love dwells midst
Luchd nan leadan 's nan cul donna Men with pretty locks of brown hair
   
Luchd nan leadan 's nan cul donna Men with pretty locks of brown hair
Dh'oladh am fion dearg na thonnan Who would drink the red wine in waves
   
Bheir mi sgriob dhan Lochaidh luachrach I will journey to Lochy of the rushes
Far a bheil mo ghaol an t-uasal Where my love the noble one is
   
Far a bheil mo ghaol an t-uasal Where my love the noble one is
Gheibhinn cadal leat gun chluasag I would sleep with you without benefit of pillow
   
Gheibhinn cadal leat gun chluasag I would sleep with you without benefit of pillow
'S cul mo chinn am bac do ghuala With the back of my head in the hollow of your shoulder