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Alasdair mhic o |
Alexander, son of |
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Cholla ghasda o |
Gallant Coll |
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As do láimh-s' gun o ho |
I'd be certain of deeds |
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Earbainn tapaidh trom eile |
Of valor from your hand |
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Chorus (after each verse): |
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Chall eile bho chall a ho ro |
Chall eile bho chall a ho ro |
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Chall eile bho chall a ho ro |
Chall eile bho chall a ho ro |
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Chall eile huraibh i chall a ho ro |
Chall eile huraibh i chall a ho ro |
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Haoi o ho trom eile |
Haoi o ho trom eile |
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As do láimh-s' gun o |
I'd be certain of deeds |
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Earbainn tapaidh o |
Of valor from your hand |
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Mharbhadh Tighearna o ho |
The Lord of Auchinbreck |
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Ach-nam-Breac leat trom eile |
Was slain by you |
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Mharbhadh Tighearna o |
The Lord of Auchinbreck |
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Ach-nam-Breac leat o |
Was slain by you |
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Thiolaigeadh e an o ho |
You buried him |
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Oir an lochain trom eile |
At the edge of the pool |
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Thiolaigeadh e an o |
You buried him |
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Oir an lochain o |
At the edge of the pool |
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'S ged 's beag mi fhein o ho |
And small as I am |
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Bhuail mi ploc air trom eile |
I myself cast a clod on him |
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Chuala mi'n de o |
Yesterday I heard |
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Sgeul nach b'ait leam o |
A tale that did not please me |
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Glaschu a bhith o ho |
That little Glasgow |
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Dol 'na lasair trom eile |
Was in the flames |
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Glaschu a bhith o |
That little Glasgow |
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Dol 'na lasair o |
Was in the flames |
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'S Obair-Dheathain o ho |
And Aberdeen |
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'N déidh a chreachadh trom eile |
Had been taken |
