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Chorus (after each verse): |
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Na hù o hi, na hù o hò |
Na hu o hi, na hu o ho |
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Hu o ù o eile |
Hu o u o eile |
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Na hù o hi, na hù o hò |
Na hu o hi, na hu o ho |
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Nach truagh leat mi 's tu 'n Èirinn |
You don't care much for me while you're in Ireland |
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'S ann their iad rium on chaidh thu null |
They say to me since you went over |
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Gum bi thu tric aig fèilltean |
That you are often at fairs |
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'S gum bi thu cuspaireachd le mùirn |
And that you talk lovingly |
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Ri Màili ruadh an Èirinn |
To red-haired Màili in Ireland |
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Ged sheòladh tu air feadh a' chuain |
Although you were to sail all over the ocean |
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'S ged ruigeadh tu an Èiphit |
And although you would reach Egypt |
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Cha thrèiginn thu air sgàth do chliù |
I would not forsake you because of your reputation |
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'S cha toirinn gèill do bhreugan |
And I would not heed lies |
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O nach robh agam sgiathan caol |
Oh had I slender wings |
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Gun siùbhlainn thar na slèibhtean |
To travel over the mountains |
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Gu seinninn-sa mo dhuanag gaoil |
I would sing my love ditty |
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Ri fear tha tàmh an Èirinn |
To one who lives in Ireland |
