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'Ille dhuinn, 's toigh leam thu |
Brown-haired lad, I'm fond of you |
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'S toigh leam fhìn thu, laochain |
I'm really fond of you, boy |
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Mas toigh leat mi, is toigh leam thu |
If you're fond of me, I'm fond of you |
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'S gur òg a thug mi gaol dhut |
I've loved you since I was young |
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Dh'fhalbh mi mar a b' àbhaist dhomh |
I set off as usual |
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Air sàillibh coimhead chaorach |
To look for the sheep |
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'S beag a bha dhem fhor orra |
But scant attention gave I to them |
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'S mo leannan air a' chaolas |
Knowing my beloved was in the strait |
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Nuair dhìrich mi suas Criongrabhal |
When I climbed Criongrabhal |
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'S e m' inntinn nach robh aotrom |
My spirits were low |
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Bha 'm bàta mach gu Saighdeanais |
The ship with well-trimmed sails |
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'S i toidhdidh fo cuid aodaich |
Was out near Saighdeanais |
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'S ann a their mo phàrantan |
My parents say that |
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Gur tàmailt leotha m' fhaoineas |
My foolishness is a source of shame to them |
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Gum faighinn fear na b' fheàrr na thu |
That I could attract a better man than you |
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Le bàtaichean 's le birlinn |
An owner of ships and galleys |
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Ged gheibhinn fear na b' fheàrr na thu |
Though I could have a better man than you |
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Le bàtaichean 's le birlinn |
An owner of ships and galleys |
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B' fheàrr leam fhìn an gille donn |
I would much prefer the brown-haired lad |
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Is e gun bhonn dhen t-saoghal |
Though he hadn't a penny in the world |
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Ged gheall mi dhut gun leanainn thu |
Though I promised you I'd follow you |
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'S gun dealaichinn ri mo dhaoine |
And part company from my people |
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Cha d' rachainn dha Na Hearadh leat |
Nothing in the world |
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Air cheannachd air an t-saoghal |
Could induce me to go to Harris |
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Ged a bhithinn pòsta riut |
If married to you |
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Is còir agam air d' fhaotainn |
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Cha b' fhada bhithinn beò agad |
I wouldn't survive long |
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'S an Dòmhnallach às m' aonais |
While pining for MacDonald |
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'Ille dhuinn, 's toigh leam thu |
Brown-haired lad, I'm fond of you |
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'S toigh leam fhìn thu, laochain |
I'm really fond of you, boy |
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Mas toigh leat mi, is toigh leam thu |
If you're fond of me, I'm fond of you |
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'S gur òg a thug mi gaol dhut |
I've loved you since I was young |
