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Chorus (after each verse): |
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Leis an lurgainn o hi |
With the Lurgainn o hi |
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Leis an lurgainn o ho |
With the Lurgainn o ho |
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Beul an anmoich o hi |
At that time o hi |
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B'fheudar falbh le cuid seol |
We had to set sail |
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An cuan Eirinn o hi |
The Irish sea o hi |
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Muir ag eirigh o ho |
Tide is rising o ho |
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'S cha bu leir dhuinn o hi |
We cannot see anything o hi |
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Ni fo'n ghrein ach na neoil |
Barr the clouds in the sky |
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Seachad Ile o hi |
Past Islay o hi |
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Beul na h-oidhche o ho |
In the dead of night o ho |
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Las sinn coinlean o hi |
We lit candles o hi |
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'S chuir sinn combaist air doigh |
Set the compass |
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Seachad Aros o hi |
Past Aros o hi |
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Bha i gabhaidh o ho |
It was perilous o ho |
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'N fhairge laidir o hi |
The wild seas o hi |
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Suas gu barr a chroinn-sgoid |
Crashing the top of the masts |
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Thuit an sgiobair o hi |
The skipper said o hi |
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Ri chuid ghillean o ho |
To his men o ho |
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"Glacaibh misneachd o hi |
"Be confident o hi |
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'S cuiribh riof na cuid seol" |
And tie the sails" |
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Suas a h-aodach o hi |
Up with the sails o hi |
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Ri croinn chaola o ho |
On their thin masts o ho |
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Snamh cho aotrom o hi |
Sailing gently o hi |
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Ris an fhaoilinn air lon |
With the gulls in flight |
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Fhuair sinn fosgladh o hi |
We got an opening o hi |
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M'a ceann toisich o ho |
Making progress o ho |
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Fear ga taomadh o hi |
Crew bailing water o hi |
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'S gillean coltach air bord |
And the able boys on board |
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(Sčist 2x) |
(Chorus 2x) |
