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Suas E! Seinn O
   
Credits: Traditional
   
Appears On: Suas E!
   
Language: Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)
   
Other Versions: "Seinn O Hò Rò Seinn" on Fiona Mackenzie & Arthur Cormack's album Seinn! O Ho Ro Seinn!
"Seinn O Ho Ro Seinn" on Flora MacNeil's album Craobh Nan Ubhal
"Seinn" on Shine's album Sugarcane
   

Lyrics: English Translation:
   
Gura muladach tha mi I am sad
'S mi air àirigh chruidh-bhainne On sheiling of dairy cattle
   
Sèist: Chorus (after each verse):
Seinn o ho rò seinn Sing o ho rò sing
Seinn o ho rò leannain Sing o ho rò darling
Seinn o ho rò seinn Sing o ho rò sing
   
Gura muladach sgìth mi I am sad and weary
'S mi leam fhìn an tìr m'aineoil Alone in an unknown land
   
Cha b'ionnann mar bha mi My circumstances are unlike
Man do dh'fhàg mi 'm Bràigh Raineach They were before leaving Rannoch Moor
   
Le m'phiuthar 's le mo bhràthair With my brother and sister
Cead bhith mànran ri m'leannan And had permission to dally with my sweetheart
   
Ann am bothag an t-sùgraidh In the little hut of lovemaking
'S e ba dùnadh dhi barrach Its entrance was closed with brush tops
   
Ann an Eilean nan Leòdach In the Isle of Lewis
Far am pòs gach caileag Where every girl will wed
   
'Se bu leaba dhuinn luachair Our bed was rushes
'S e bu chluasag dhuinn canach Our pillow was bog cotton
   
Seinn, o ho rò, Ruairidh Sing, o ho rò, Rory
Bidh daoin-uasal' air do bhanais Noblemen will attend your wedding feast
   
Seinn, o ho rò, Thormaid Sing, o ho rò, Norman
Fhir nan gorm-shùilean meallach Of the blue beguiling eyes
   
'S ged nach bi mi 'ga innse Although I won't reveal it
'S ann an Ile tha mo leannan My sweetheart dwells in Islay
   
'S ged nach bi mi 'ga ràidhtinn Although I won't say it
Thug mi gràdh dhut 's mi 'm leanabh I have loved you since I was a child