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Nuair Bha Mi Òg Carn Air A' Mhonadh
   
Credits: Duncan Johnstone
   
Appears On: Nuair Bha Mi Òg
   
Language: Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)
   

Lyrics: English Translation:
   
Sèist: Chorus (after each verse):
Togaibh an t-Arannach Lift up the Arran man
'S fàgamaid Ile And we will leave Islay
Togaibh o'n talamh e Lift him from the ground
Aonghas, mo ghràdh-sa Angus, my dear one
Togaibh an t-Arannach Lift up the Arran man
'S leigibh a sìos e And take him up from below
Arainn 's an t-sealladh dhuinn Arran is in our sights
Togaibh an càrn Build up the cairn
   
Togaibh an carragh Build the monument
Gach caraid is dìleas Every friend and faithful one
Togaibh an carragh Build the monument
Air mullach Bheinn Bhàin On the peak of Beinn Bhàin
Togaibh an carragh Build the monument
Air talamh nan Ileach On Islay soil
Arainn 's an t-sealladh dhuinn Arran is in our sights
Togaibh an càrn Build up the cairn
   
Dhachaidh do dh' Arainn Home to Arran
O deànaibh a ghiùlan Oh bear his corpse
Esan bha airidh He who was worthy
Air cliù anns a' bhlàr Of praise on the battlefield
Ruigibh an cala Reach the harbor
Is greasaibh an iubhrach And prepare the sailboat
Is rachadh i thairis And she will carry
Le Aonghas, mo ghràdh Angus, my dear one, home