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Air fà lè liù hò ro hù |
Air fà lè liù hò ro hù |
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'S e tìr mo rùin-sa Ghàidhealtachd |
I dearly love the Highlands |
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Air fà lè liù hò ro hù |
Air fà lè liù hò ro hù |
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Far am bi an crodh 's na laoigh |
There one sees cattle and their calves |
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Air feadh nan gleann air àirighean |
Among the glens on the shielings |
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Bidh a' bhanarach dol fodhpa |
The milkmaid goes to milk them |
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'S peile mòr 's gach làimh aice |
Carrying a large pail in each hand |
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Gheibh thu pailteas dheth ri òl |
You will get plenty of it to drink |
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'S cha phàigh thu gròt no fàrdan air |
And you will pay neither groat nor farthing for it |
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Bidh na boireannaich a' snìomh |
There the women spin |
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'Chlann-nighean 's ciad a' càrdadh ac' |
And they have many young girls carding for them |
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Gheibh thu bradan 's gheibh thu fiadh |
You will get salmon there and deer |
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Is gheibh thu iasg gu d' àilgheas ann |
And fish to your heart's desire |
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Gheibh thu aran-coirc' is eòrna |
You will get oatcakes and barley bread |
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'S òg a rinneadh m' àrach air |
I was reared on that when I was young |
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Far an èireadh moch a' ghrian |
Where the sun arose early |
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Gum b' e mo mhiann bhi tàmhachd ann |
That is where I long to live |
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Far an seinneadh moch na h-eòin |
Where early sing the birds |
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Gur brònach mi bhon dh'fhàg mi e |
I am melancholy since I left |
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'S tu nach faireadh fad' na h-oidhch' |
You would not be wakeful throughout the night |
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Air feadh nan gleann am Beàrnaraigh |
Among the glens in Berneray |
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Bhiodh na caileagan a' luadh |
There the girls would waulk the tweed |
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'S bu taitneach fuaim an gàire leam |
How I enjoyed the sound of their laughter |
