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Chorus (after each verse): |
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Nighean donn a' chuailein rìomhaich |
Brown-haired girl of the beautiful tresses |
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B' àlainn, uasal, buaidh do shinnsir |
Lovely, noble, triumph of your ancestry |
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Nighean donn a' chuailein rìomhaich |
Brown-haired girl of the beautiful tresses |
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Ghràdhaich mi do leannanachd |
I enjoy your courtship |
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'S ann a' fuireach thall 's na cluaintean |
Living yonder in the pastures |
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Tha nigh'n bhàn a rinn mo bhuaireadh |
Is the fair girl who has tempted me |
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Mach o ùr fhuil ghlan gun truailleadh |
Descended from flesh, fine, undefiled blood |
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Sìol nam buadh 's na lannaireachd |
From talented, radiant stock |
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An àm don bharrach a bhith brùchdadh |
When the top branches are bursting forth |
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Bhiodh na smeòraichean a' dùsgadh |
The thrushes would be wakening |
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Air bhàrr gheugan a' seinn ciùil |
On the ends of the branches, singing their songs |
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'S a' togail cliù mo leannain-sa |
About my love's renown |
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Thug mi cion 's chan fhaod mi àicheadh |
I gave my love and I cannot deny it |
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Do nigh'n duinn a' chuailein àlainn |
To the brown-haired girl of the lovely curls |
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'S mòr gum b' fheàrr bhith suidhe làmh rith' |
I would rather sit beside her |
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Na fìon Spàinnd' is caineal ann |
Than have Spanish wine with cinnamon |
