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Ho ro cha'n 'eil cadal orm |
Ho ro I am unable to sleep |
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Cha'n 'eil m' air' air sòlas |
I cannot think of happiness |
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Mo chul-thaobh ri ceòl gàire |
I have turned my back on laughter |
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Bho'n latha chaidh mo phòsadh |
Since the day I was married |
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Bha m'athair is mo mhàthair |
My father, my mother |
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'S mo bhràithrean uile deònach |
And all my brothers were willing |
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Mo phòsadh ris an t-seann fhear |
To have me married to the old fellow |
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O'n bha mi gann do stòras |
Because I had no wealth |
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Ho ro cha'n 'eil cadal orm |
Ho ro I am unable to sleep |
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'S e 'n t-òr thug an car asam |
It was gold which deceived me |
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'S e 'n seann fhear rinn mo bhuaireadh |
The old man sorely tried me |
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'S e 'm pòsadh rinn mo shàruch |
Marriage has distressed me |
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''S tha bhlàth sud air mo ghruaidh-se |
As you can see from the pallor of my cheek |
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Ho ro cha'n 'eil cadal orm |
Ho ro I am unable to sleep |
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'N uair bhitheas càch 's na bàiltean |
While others in the townships |
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'A crathadh an cuid ghùntaibh |
Are flaunting their nightgowns |
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Bith'dh mise leis an t-seann fhear |
I lie with the old man |
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A's srann aig air mo chùl-thaobh |
As he snores behind me |
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Ho ro cha'n 'eil cadal orm |
Ho ro I am unable to sleep |
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Comhairl' oirbhs' a chaileagan |
My advice to you, young girls |
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An earail seo na diùltaibh |
Do not disregard this caution |
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Gun tàir a dhean' air òigh-fhear |
Is not to despise a young man |
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Ged bhith's a sporan sùmhail |
However tight his purse |
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Ho ro cha'n 'eil cadal orm |
Ho ro I am unable to sleep |
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Cha'n 'eil m' air' air sòlas |
I cannot think of happiness |
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Mo chul-thaobh ri ceòl gàire |
I have turned my back on laughter |
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Bho'n latha chaidh mo phòsadh |
Since the day I was married |
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