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Gura mis' tha fo mhulad |
Oh that I am sorrowful |
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'S mi air m'uilinn 'n Gleann Cuaicheadh |
Resting on my elbow in Glen Cuaicheadh |
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Chorus (after each verse): |
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An nochd is trom tha mo cheum |
Tonight my step is heavy |
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'S snigh' air mo ghruaidh fhéin |
A tear drips on my cheek |
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An nochd is trom tha mo cheum |
Tonight my step is heavy |
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Tha 'ad 'nan sìneadh 's na càrnan |
They lie stretched under the cairns |
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'S luchd mo ghràidh a chumadh suas sinn |
My beloved people who kept us |
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Bha m'athair ann 's mo mhàthair |
My father and mother were there |
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'S Raghnall àrd a' chùil dualaich |
And tall Ranald of the curling tresses |
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'S tric a thug 'ad dhomh preasant |
As I stood by their shoulder |
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'S 'ad 'nan seasamh ri m'ghualainn |
They often gave me a gift |
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Cha n-eil fàth dhomh bhith 'gan ionndrainn |
There is no reason for me lament them |
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Chaidh an ùir air an duathar |
Their shades have been covered with dirt |
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Gur h-iomadh piuthar tha gun bhràthair |
Many a sister is without a brother |
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'S gu bheil i cràiteach air uairean |
And sometimes pained by sorrow |
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Beannachd Dhia dha 'n anam |
God's blessing on their souls |
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Rìgh nan Aingeal 'gam buaireadh |
The King of Angels has tempted them away |
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Cha n-eil mise 'ga aicheadh |
I am not denying that this |
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Siod an dulag nach gluaiseadh |
Is the knot that cannot be undone |
