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Tha caileag as t-earrach |
There is this young lass |
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A dh' fhalbh às a' bhaile againn fh́n |
Who left the village early in spring |
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Chan fhaiceadh tu samhail |
You could never see the likes of her |
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Ged a shiubhladh tu roinnean an t-saoghail |
Although you travelled the whole world |
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Chan iarraidh i caisbheart |
She didn't need shoes |
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Ged a bhitheadh an sneachd air an raon |
Even when the snow covered the ground |
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Ach 's iomadh fear baile |
So that many a landlord |
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Nach iarraidh leath' fearann no ń |
Would forsake both land and cattle for her hand |
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Chorus (after each verse): |
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Air fàillearainn, ́llearainn |
Air fàillearainn, ́llearainn |
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Ùillearainn ̣ oro laoigh |
Ùillearainn ̣ oro laoigh |
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Air fàillearainn, ́llearainn |
Air fàillearainn, ́llearainn |
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Ùillearainn ̣ oro laoigh |
Ùillearainn ̣ oro laoigh |
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Air fàillearainn, ́llearainn |
Air fàillearainn, ́llearainn |
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Ùillearainn ̣ oro laoigh |
Ùillearainn ̣ oro laoigh |
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Cur às do gun fhios |
Trying to suppress hidden feelings |
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A dh' fhàg mis' ann an cuing do ghaoil |
Has me under the yoke of your love |
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Na faighinns' an cothrom |
I could have a marriage |
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Air snaoim a tha beannaight' aig clèir |
Blessed by the clergy |
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Chan iarainn leat fearann no tuath |
I would not ask for land or farm |
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A tha cur thairis le sprèidh |
With lots of cattle as a dowry |
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Chan iarainn leat tochar |
I would not look for a dowry at all |
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Bu shuarach an sochar dhomh e |
As that would be mean of me |
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'S 'nam iasgair na mara |
For as a fisherman I would ensure |
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Chan fhaicinn ort gainne no feum |
You wouldn't go short of anything |
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Tha am baile cho falamh |
This village seems so empty |
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̉ thug do chasan thar chuain |
Since you went overseas |
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Mo lèirsinn air dalladh |
My eyesight has gone |
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'S nach fhaigh mi do shealladh thoirt bhuam |
But my vision of you remains |
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Tha an latha cho fada |
The days seem so long |
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Ís an oidhche cha chaidil mi uair |
And I can't get any sleep at night |
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Ri caoidh na h-̣g chailin |
Lamenting the young maid |
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A mhill mo shonas ís mo shnuadh |
Who has ruined my peace of mind and my appearance |
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As d' aonais, a leannain |
Without you, my love |
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Tha mise mar leanabh gun trẹir |
I'm like a helpless child |
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Le dubhar air m' anam |
My soul is in darkness |
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Is thrèid na speuran an gḷir |
And the spheres have forsaken their glory |
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An lionn th' air mo chridhe |
Depression lies on my heart |
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Cha thogar le mire no cẹl |
Which sport or music cannot lift |
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'S às d' aonais do chomainn |
And without your company |
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A ghaoil, cha teic dhomh bhith bẹ |
Love, there is no point in living |
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O pill rium, a leannain |
Oh return to me, my love |
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'S na fàg mo thuireadh gun cheann |
Do not let my sorrow go on forever |
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Air faidead do thuruis |
However long your journey |
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Bidh mise ri feitheamh 'sa' ghleann |
I'll wait for you in the glen |
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'S ma pḥsas fear eil' thu |
And if you should marry someone else |
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'S mo dḥchas uile air chall |
And all hope is lost |
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Thèid mise dhan ùir oir |
I will go to the grave |
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'S e d' iargain a chuireas mi ann |
And it's longing for you that will put me there |
