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Hùg oiridh hiridh hairidh

Sèist: Chorus:
Hùg oiridh hiridh hairidh Hug oiridh hiridh hairidh
Hùg oiridh Maireabhal Hug oiridh, Maireabhal
Hùg oiridh hiridh hairidh Hug oiridh hiridh hairidh
'S buaidheach na taighean ann Bonnie are the houses there
Hùg oiridh hiridh hairidh Hug oiridh hiridh hairidh
Hùg oiridh Maireabhal Hug oiridh, Maireabhal
Hùg oiridh hiridh hairidh Hug oiridh hiridh hairidh
'S buaidheach na taighean ann Bonnie are the houses there
   
'S brèagha na taighean sglèat Beautiful the slate-roofed houses
'S brèagha na glainneachan Beautiful the glass windows
'S brèagha na taighean sglèat Beautiful the slate-roofed houses
Thog iad ann am Maireabhal They built in Maireabhal
'S brèagha na taighean sglèat Beautiful the slate-roofed houses
'S brèagha na glainneachan Beautiful the glass windows
'S brèagha na taighean sglèat Beautiful the slate-roofed houses
Thog iad ann am Maireabhal They built in Maireabhal
   
Dh'fhaighneachd mi 'm faighinn dram I asked if I could have a dram
Theann iad ri fanaid orm They began to mock me
"Seinnse san taigh ud thall "A hostelry in yonder house
'S cabhraich an crannachain" And froth on churns"
Dh'fhaighneachd mi 'm faighinn dram I asked if I could have a dram
Theann iad ri fanaid orm They began to mock me
"Seinnse san taigh ud thall "A hostelry in yonder house
'S cabhraich an crannachain" And froth on churns"
   
Nìghneagan air an tràigh Girls on the beach
Bràighdeanan iomairt orra Wearing striped shawls
Nìghneagan air an tràigh Girls on the beach
Plàtaichean murain orra Wearing plaids of bent-grass
Nìghneagan air an tràigh Girls on the beach
Bràighdeanan iomairt orra Wearing striped shawls
Nìghneagan air an tràigh Girls on the beach
Plàtaichean murain orra Wearing plaids of bent-grass

 

 

Recordings:
"Puirt-A-Beul Set" on Julie Fowlis' album Cuilidh