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Ho mo nigh'nn donn bhòidheach |
Ho my beautiful brown-haired girl |
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Nan gorm-shùil meallach |
Of the bewitching blue eyes |
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'S e bhith riut a' còmhradh |
To be with you |
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Ri m' bheò bu mhath leam |
Forever is my wish |
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Ho mo nigh'nn donn bhòidheach |
Ho my beautiful brown-haired girl |
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Nan gorm-shùil meallach |
Of the bewitching blue eyes |
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'S mise ghabh an rùn dhìot |
It was I who fell in love with you |
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Airson sealladh sùil dhìot |
At first sight |
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Ciamar nì mi mhùchadh |
How can I keep these feelings at bay |
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'S tu cho dlùth air m' aire? |
With you so much in my thoughts? |
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Ho mo nigh'nn donn bhòidheach |
Ho my beautiful brown-haired girl |
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Nan gorm-shùil meallach |
Of the bewitching blue eyes |
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Banarach na buaile |
Dairymaid of the field |
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Meur as grinne dh'fhuaighleas |
With as dainty a finger as can sew |
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Chunnaic mi Diluain thu |
I saw you on Monday |
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'Cur nan sguab air bhannaibh |
Tying the sheaves in bands |
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'S binne leam do chòmhradh |
I prefer your conversation |
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Na lòn-dubh no smeòrach |
To the blackbird or mavis |
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'S iad a' seinn gu ceòlmhor |
Singing so musically |
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Madainn cheòthach earraich |
On a misty spring morning |
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Ho mo nigh'nn donn bhòidheach |
Ho my beautiful brown-haired girl |
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Nan gorm-shùil meallach |
Of the bewitching blue eyes |
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'S mise tha gu cianail |
I am in a bad way |
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Tha mo cheann air liathadh |
And my hair has turned gray |
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'S mi ri caoidh na ciad |
Lamenting the one |
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Tè bh' agam riamh mar leannan |
Who was my first love |
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