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Bidh mi smaointinn gaol na h-òig' |
I think on young love |
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'S an òigh thug mi á Garrabost |
And the maiden I took from Garrabost |
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Gun tug sinn fichead bliadhna pòsd' |
We were married for twenty years |
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Ach brònach chaidh ar dealachadh |
But we were sadly parted |
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Thug sinn fichead bliadhna pòsd' |
We were married for twenty years |
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Is bha sinn òg ri leannanachd |
And we were youthful sweethearts |
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Is 'nuair a b' fhèarr a bha ar dòigh |
And when our circumstances were at their best |
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Nach brònach rinn sinn dealachadh |
Our parting was so sorrowful |
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Chan iongnadh ged a dh' fhàsainn liath |
It is no wonder that I am going gray |
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'S mo chiabhagan bhith tanachadh |
And that my hair is thinning |
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Ma theid mi tarsuinn air an t-sàil' |
If I should go over the sea |
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'S ga fàgail ann an Aignis |
Leaving her in Aignish |
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Cha d' smaoinich sinn a riamh 's i beò |
We never thought while she was alive |
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Gu 'm biodh cuan mòr 'g ar dealachadh |
That the wide ocean would separate us |
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Gu 'm biodh i adhlaicht' air an Aoidh |
And that she would be buried in Eye cemetary |
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Is mis' fo chraoibh an Canada |
And I under the trees in Canada |
