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Anúna Fionnghuala
   
Credits: Traditional; arranged by The Bothy Band
   
Appears On: Anúna; Anúna 2002; Celtic Origins
   
Language: Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)
   
Other Versions: "Fionnghuala" on the Bothy Band's album The Best Of The Bothy Band
"Fionnaghuala" on Talitha MacKenzie's album Spiorad
"Bothan" on Alyth McCormack's album An Iomall
"Ruidhleadh" on Anna Murray's album Trì Nithean
"Fionnghuala" on Nightnoise's album Shadow Of Time
"Heidi" on Shine's album Sugarcane
   

Lyrics: English Translation:
   
Thuirt an gobha fuirighidh mi The blacksmith said, "I'll wait"
'S thuirt an gobha falbhaidh mi The blacksmith said, "I'll go"
'S thuirt an gobha leis an othail The blacksmith said, in his confusion
A bh' air an dòrus an t-sàbhail Standing at the door of the barn
Gu rachadh e a shuirghe That he was going to go courting
   
Sèist: Chorus (after each verse):
'Si eilean nam bothan nam bothan Island of bothies, of bothies
Eilean nam bothan nam bothan Island of bothies, of bothies
Eilean nam bothan nam bothan Island of bothies, of bothies
Am bothan a bh' aig Fionnghuala Fingal's bothies
'Si eilean nam bothan nam bothan Island of bothies, of bothies
Eilean nam bothan nam bothan Island of bothies, of bothies
Eilean nam bothan nam bothan Island of bothies, of bothies
Am bothan a bh' aig Fionnghuala Fingal's bothies
   
Bheirinn fead air fulmairean I'd knock spots off the birds
Bheirinn fead air falmairean I'd knock spots off the hakes
Liuthannan beaga na mara Little lythes of the sea
Bheireamaid greis air an tarrainn We would take a while hauling them in
Na maireadh na duirgh dhuinn If our hand lines last
   
Cha d'thuirt an dadan a' seo We got nothing here
Cha d'thuirt an dadan a' seo We got nothing here
Cha d'thuirt an dadan a' seo We got nothing here
Bheireamaid greis air an tarrainn We would take a while hauling them in
Na maireadh na duirgh dhuinn If our hand lines last
   
Bheirinn fead air fulmairean I'd knock spots off the birds
Bheirinn fead air falmairean I'd knock spots off the hakes
Liuthannan beaga na mara Little lythes of the sea
Bheireamaid greis air an tarrainn We would take a while hauling them in
Na maireadh na duirgh dhuinn If our hand lines last
   
Cha d'thuirt an dadan a' seo We got nothing here
Cha d'thuirt an dadan a' seo We got nothing here
Cha d'thuirt an dadan a' seo We got nothing here
Bheireamaid greis air an tarrainn We would take a while hauling them in
Na maireadh na duirgh dhuinn If our hand lines last
   
Thuirt an gobha fuirighidh mi The blacksmith said, "I'll wait"
'S thuirt an gobha falbhaidh mi The blacksmith said, "I'll go"
'S thuirt an gobha leis an othail The blacksmith said, in his confusion
A bh' air an dòrus an t-sàbhail Standing at the door of the barn
Gu rachadh e a shuirghe That he was going to go courting