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Delirium Coisich, A Rùin
   
Credits: Traditional; arranged by Capercaillie
   
Appears On: Delirium; Get Out; Dusk Till Dawn; Live In Concert
   
Language: Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)
   
Other Versions: "Spiorad" on Talitha MacKenzie's album Spiorad
   

Lyrics: English Translation:
   
Coisich, a rùin, hù il oro Come on, my love, hù il oro
Cum do ghealdadh rium, o hi ibh o Keep your promise to me, o hi ibh o
Beir soraidh bhuam, hù il oro Take greetings from me, hù il oro
Dha na Hearadh, boch orainn o Over to Harris, boch orainn o
   
Beir soraidh bhuam, hù il oro Take greetings from me, hù il oro
Dha na Hearadh, o hi ibh o Over to Harris, o hi ibh o
Gu Seon Caimbeul, hù il oro To John Campbell, hù il oro
Donn mo leannan, boch orainn o My brown-haired sweetheart, boch orainn o
   
Gu Seon Caimbeul, hù il oro To John Campbell, hù il oro
Donn mo leannan, o hi ibh o My brown-haired sweetheart, o hi ibh o
Sealgair geòidh, hù il oro Hunter of goose, hù il oro
Ròin is eala, boch orainn o Seal and swan, boch orainn o
   
Sealgair geòidh, hù il oro Hunter of goose, hù il oro
Ròin is eala, o hi ibh o Seal and swan, o hi ibh o
Bhric a ní leum, hù il oro Of leaping trout, hù il oro
'N fhèidh ri langan, boch orainn o Of bellowing deer, boch orainn o
   
'S fliuch an oidhche, hù il oro Wet is the night, hù il oro
Nochd's gur fuar i, o hi ibh o Tonight and cold, o hi ibh o
Ma thug Clann Nìll, hù il oro If the MacNeills, hù il oro
Druim a' chuain orr', boch orainn o Have to put to sea, boch orainn o
   
Ma thug Clann Nìll, hù il oro If the MacNeills, hù il oro
Druim a' chuain orr', o hi ibh o Have to put to sea, o hi ibh o
Luchd nan seòl àrd, hù il oro Men of high sails, hù il oro
'S nan long luatha, boch orainn o And swift of ships, boch orainn o
   
Luchd nan seòl àrd, hù il oro Men of high sails, hù il oro
'S nan long luatha, o hi ibh o And swift of ships, o hi ibh o
'S nam brataichean, hù il oro And of banners, hù il oro
Gorm is uaine, boch orainn o Blue and green, boch orainn o
   
'S nam brataichean, hù il oro And of banners, hù il oro
Gorm is uaine, o hi ibh o Blue and green, o hi ibh o
Cha b'fhear cearraig, hù il oro No left-hander, hù il oro
Bheireadh bhuat i, boch orainn o Could take her rudder from you, boch orainn o