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Gura mi tha trom duilich |
I am heavy and sad |
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Air m' uilinn san luachair |
On my elbow in the rushes |
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Na hì liù lèill o |
Na hì liù lèill o |
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Hò ro mo chuachag |
Hò ro mo chuachag |
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Na hì liù lèill o |
Na hì liù lèill o |
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Mi ri buachailleachd sprèidhe |
Herding cattle |
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Nach toir leam às a' bhuaraich |
That will not jump from the fetter |
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Mi ri buachailleachd sheasgach |
Herding farrow cattle |
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Nach tig feasgar gu buaile |
That will not come home at evening |
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Na hì liù lèill o |
Na hì liù lèill o |
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Chan e cùram an àitich |
It is not anxiety for the homestead |
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A dh'fhàg mise fo ghruaimean |
That left me disconsolate |
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Ach eagal mo chuspair |
But fear for my lover |
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Ma chumas iad uam e |
If they keep him from me |
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Cha b' fhada bhiodh mo leannan |
My sweetheart would not be long |
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Tighinn à beannaibh a' chuailein |
Coming from the misty bens |
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Tha mo chreist-s' air a' ghille |
My choice is the lad |
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Aig 'eil fios air na h-uairean |
Who knows the hours |
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Aig 'eil fios air a' mhionaid |
And knows the very minute |
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Air an ruigeadh e 'ghruagach |
He will meet his maiden |
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Chan e uisg' an lòin shalaich |
It is not water from the diry pool |
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Thug mo leannan an cuan leis |
That my lover took with him to sea |
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Na hì liù lèill o |
Na hì liù lèill o |
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Uisge beatha na Spàinne |
Spanish whisky |
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Fìon làidir gun truailleadh |
Strong, unadulterated wine |
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