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Eilean fraoich, eilean fraoich |
Isle of heather, isle of heather |
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Eilean fraoich nam beann àrd |
Isle of heather of the high mountains |
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Far an d' fhuair mi m' àrach òg |
Where I was brought up when young |
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Eilean Leòdhais mo ghràidh |
My beloved Isle of Lewis |
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Far an robh mi làithean m' òig |
Where I was in my young days |
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Ruith gun bhròig dol don tràigh |
Running barefoot to the shore |
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'S mi ri streap gu nead an eòin |
And climbing to the bird's nest |
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Anns gach còs sam bi àl |
In every crevice where there is a brood |
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Thug mi greis de làithean m' òig |
I spent a while in my youth |
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Air a' mhòintich nam phàist |
On the moor as a child |
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'S mi ri tional nan laogh òg |
Herding the young calves |
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Is nam bò aig an tràth |
And the cattle at milking time |
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Far am faca mi an òigh |
Where I saw the maiden |
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Thuit mi òg oirr' an gràdh |
I fell in love with her when young |
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'S ann a chionn nach eil i beò |
It is because she is not alive |
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Rinn mi seòladh thar sàil |
That I sailed overseas |
