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Làn Dùil Cha Tig Mòr Mo Bhean Dhachaidh
   
Credits: Traditional; arranged by Rob Piltch
   
Appears On: Làn Dùil
   
Language: Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)
   

Lyrics: English Translation:
   
Sèist: Chorus (after each verse):
Cha tig Mòr mo bhean dhachaidh My wife Mòr will not return home
Cha tig Mòr mo bhean ghaoil Mòr, my beloved wife will not return
Cha tig màthair mo leanabh The mother of my children
Nochd a laighidh ri m'thaobh Will not come to lie by my side tonight
   
Tha an crodh anns an eadraidh The cattle are in the milking fold
'S iad ri 'freagairt nan laogh Lowing in answer to the calves
Cha tig Mòr à Dùn Bheagain Mòr will not return from Dunvegan
'S cha fhreagairt i an glaodh To respond to their calls
   
Thig bàrr air an iubhar The yew tree will come in bloom
Thig duilleag air chraoibh The trees will grow leaves
Thig fràs air a' luachair And seed will appear on the rushes
Ach cha ghluais mo bhean ghaoil But my darling wife will remain lifeless
   
Ged a dheanainn-sa pòsadh Although I should remarry
Mar bu chòir dhomh 'nad dhéidh As I ought to with you gone
Cha togadh mo chridhe My heart will not lift
Ri fidhill nan teud To the sounds of the fiddle
   
Ged a gheobhainn bean uasal Although I should get a wife of means
'S daoin' uaisl' air gach taobh With gentry of both sides of the family
'S mùr gum b'fheàrr leam Mòr agam I would far rather Mòr to be with me
'Dol bhi laighe ri m'thaobh And lying by my side