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O thèid 's gun tèid |
Oh I'll go, I shall go |
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O thèid mi thairis |
Oh I shall go over |
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Gu innis nam bò |
To the cattle grazings |
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Far an b' eòl dhomh 'n ainnir |
To the girl I once knew |
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Chorus (after each verse): |
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Hill ò bha hò |
Hill ò bha hò |
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'S na hao ri ri ri o hi |
'S na hao ri ri ri o hi |
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Hoireann òg ù ho i o bha hò |
Hoireann òg ù ho i o bha hò |
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Gu Bràighe Loch Iall |
To the Brae of Loch Eil |
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Far 'm bi fiadh 'san langan |
Where the bellowing deer are |
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Is earbag nan stùc |
And the little roe of the peaks |
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Gu lùthmhor eangarr' |
That is so strong and nimble |
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A bhean an fhuilt rèidh |
Oh woman of the fine hair |
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Thug mi fhèin dhuit mo ghealladh |
I gave you my promise |
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Mo ghealladh ad dhéidh |
My promise goes with you |
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Ged b'fheudar bhith dealaicht' |
Although we must be parted |
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Gur math thig brèid bàn |
A white head-dress becomes you well |
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Air a chàradh ort beannach |
Arranged on you in a point |
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Mu aghaidh gun sgraing |
Framing the smooth-skinned face |
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Nan gormshùilean meallach |
Of the blue, beguiling eyes |
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Is staidhse dhan t-sìoda |
And stays of fine silk |
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Mhìn gad theannachadh |
Drawn tight around you |
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Is aparan ùr |
And a new apron |
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À bùth a' cheannaich' |
From the merchant's shop |
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Gur minig a bha sinn |
Often were we |
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An àirigh ghleannaich |
In a shieling in the glen |
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Am bothan beag dlùth |
In a snug little bothy |
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Gun dùnadh ach barraich |
With only brush-wood for a door |
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Làmh thogail an àil |
Adroit at rearing calves |
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Bha tlàths riut ceangailt' |
Gentleness was second nature to you |
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'N àm gabhail mu thàmh |
When it was time to go to bed |
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Cha do chnàmh ar teallach |
Our fire never dwindled |
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Mo làmh fod cheann |
My hand beneath your head |
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'S do làmh gheal tharam |
And your white arm around me |
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Mo thaobh rid thaobh |
My side against your side |
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'S sinn maoth-chridheach, tairis |
Both of us tender-hearted and loving |
