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Thoir mo shoraidh dhan taobh tuath |
Bear my greetings to the north |
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Eilean Sgithanach nam buadh |
Isle of Skye of the virtues |
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'N t-Eilean sin dan tug mi luaidh |
That island which I loved |
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Ait' is bòidhche fo na neòil |
The most beautiful place under the clouds |
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Thoir mo shoraidh dhan taobh tuath |
Bear my greetings to the north |
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Ann an toiseach a'mhìos Mhàirt |
In the beginning of the month of May |
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Dh'fhàg mi eilean gorm mo ghràidh |
I left my beloved green island |
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Sneachd na thorran air an làr |
Snow in heaps on the ground |
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Dh'fhàg siud mo mhàthair fo leòn |
That left my mother sad |
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Thoir mo shoraidh dhan taobh tuath |
Bear my greetings to the north |
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Anns a'mhadainn mhoch Diluain |
Early on Monday morning |
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Bha sinn ciadan mil' bho Chluaidh |
She was hundreds of miles away from the Clyde |
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Fhuair na balaich na bha uath' |
The boys got what they wanted |
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Farsaingeachd a'chuain fo sròin |
The expanse of the seas under her prow |
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Thoir mo shoraidh dhan taobh tuath |
Bear my greetings to the north |
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B'fheàrr leam fhìn na mìle crùn |
I would rather than a thousand crowns |
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Mi bhith nochd air tìr san Dùn |
To be ashore in the Fort tonight |
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'S mi gun coisicheadh le sùnnd |
I would joyfully walk |
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Rathad ùr aig clann MhicLeòid |
The Clan Macleods' new road |
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Thoir mo shoraidh dhan taobh tuath |
Bear my greetings to the north |
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Eilean Sgithanach nam buadh |
Isle of Skye of the virtues |
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'N t-Eilean sin dan tug mi luaidh |
That island which I loved |
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Ait' is bòidhche fo na neòil |
The most beautiful place under the clouds |
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Thoir mo shoraidh dhan taobh tuath |
Bear my greetings to the north |
