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O failt' air do stùcan |
Oh hail to your crags |
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Do choireachan ùdlaidh |
And dark corries |
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Do bheanntainean sùghmhor |
Your solid mountains |
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Far an siùbhlach am meann |
Where the young roe wander |
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Tha 'n geamhradh le dhùdhlachd |
The gloom of winter |
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Mu na meallaibh a' dùnadh |
Closes around the hills |
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'S gach doire le bhùirean |
And the wind-blown groves |
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Air a rùsgadh gu bonn |
Are completely stripped |
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Is chi mi an Cuilionn |
And I see the Cullin |
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Mar leómhann gun tioma |
Like a fearless lion |
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Le fhiasaig de 'n t-sneachd |
With a beard of snow |
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Air a phasgadh m' a cheann |
Encircling its head |
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'S a ghruaidhean a' srùladh |
And its cheeks furrowed |
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Le easannan smùideach |
By foaming waterfalls |
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Tha tuiteam 'n an lùban |
Falling and twisting |
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Gu ùrlar nan gleann |
To the glens below |
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O c' àit' 'eil na gaisgich |
Oh where are the brave men |
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A dh' àraich do ghlacan |
Who were reared in your glens |
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Bu shuilbhire macnus |
Who moved with alacrity |
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Mu stacan a' cheò? |
Around the misty hills? |
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Le fùdar 'g a sgailceadh |
With powder fired |
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Bho 'n cuilbheirean glana |
From clean muskets |
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'S na mial-choin 'n an deannaibh |
And their mighty hunting dogs |
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Nach fannaich 's an tòir |
Who never faltered in their search |
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Na laoich nach robh meata |
The heroes uncowardly |
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Ri aodann a' bhatail |
In the face of battle |
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Nach aomadh gu taise |
Who would not yield readily |
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Ri caismeachd an nàmh |
To the enemy's war cry |
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Cha 'n eil raon agus machair |
On every field and plain |
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Air 'n do sgaoil iad am bratach |
Where they unfurled their banner |
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Nach d' fhàg iad an eachdraidh |
They left a historic legacy |
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Gun mhasladh d'an àl |
Which does not disgrace their issue |
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Ach 's caomh leam do ghleanntan |
But I love your glens |
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Do shrathan 's do bheanntan |
Your valleys and mountains |
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'S an ceò tha 'n a chadal |
With mist resting |
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Air baideal nan àrd |
On their high pillars |
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Na ciabhagan torach |
The fertile fields |
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Na srònagan corrach |
The high promontories |
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'S na sruthan ri coireal |
And the streams loudly calling |
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Do 'n eilid's d' a h-àl |
The hind and her young |
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Gu ma buan a bhios t' eachdraidh |
May your history be eternal |
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Agus cliù aig do mhacaibh |
And your sons renowned |
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Gus an crìonar an talamh |
Until the earth decays |
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'S am paisgear na neòil |
And the heavens fold |
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Fhad 's bhios sìoban na mara |
While the surf |
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A' bualadh air carraig |
Pounds its rocky shore |
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Bidh mo dhùrachd gun deireas |
I will never relinquish my love |
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Do dh' Eilean a' cheò |
For the Isle of Mist |
