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O mo dhùthaich' stu th'air m'aire |
Oh my country, you are on my mind |
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Uibhist chùmhraidh ùr nan gallan |
Fresh, fragrant Uist of the saplings |
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Far a faighte na daoin' uaisle |
Where the noble men are found |
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Far 'm bu dual do Mhac 'ic Ailein |
Who gave their hereditary allegiance to Mac ic Ailein |
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Tìr a' mhurain, tìr an eorna |
Land of seabed, land of barley |
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Tìr 's am pailt a h-uile seòrsa |
Land of abundance of every kind |
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Far am bi na gillean òga |
Where the young lads will be |
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Gabhail òran 's 'g òl an lionna |
Singing songs and drinking beer |
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Thig iad ugainn, carach, seòlta |
Whey will come to us, cunning and wily |
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Gus ar mealladh far ar n-eòlais |
In order to entice us from our homes |
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Molaidh iad dhuinn Manitòba |
They will praise Manitoba to us |
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Dùthaich fhuar gun ghual, gun mhòine |
A cold country with no coal and no peat |
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Cha leig mi leas'a bhith 'ga ìnnse |
I don't need to say |
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Nuair a ruigear, 'sann a chithear |
That when we reach it, we'll see it |
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Samhradh goirid fogar sìtheil |
A short summer and a peaceful autumn |
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Geamhradh fada na droch-shìde |
A long winter of bad weather |
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Nam biodh agam fhìn de stòras |
If I had riches |
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Dà dheis aodaich, paidhir bhrògan |
A change of clothes and a pair of shoes |
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Agus m'fhàradh bhith 'nam phòca |
And my prayer in my pocket |
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'Sann air Uibhist dheanainn seòladh |
It is to Uist that I would be sailing |
