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Chi mi soitheach air a' chuan |
I see a ship on the ocean |
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Gur fada bhuam a' sheòlas i |
Far from me it's sailing |
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Chorus (after each verse): |
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Hug hoirionn o, ro huiribh o |
Hug hoirionn o, ro huiribh o |
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Gur e mo rùn an Dòmhnallach |
My love is the MacDonald man |
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Hug hoirionn o, ro huiribh o |
Hug hoirionn o, ro huiribh o |
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'Se mo leannan tha ga stiùireadh |
It is my sweetheart who is steering |
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'Sneachd' air chùl a dhòrnannan |
With the snow coating the backs of his fists |
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I air luchdachadh gu trom |
It is heavy-laden |
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Air bhàrr nan tonn a sheòlas i |
And sails on the crest of the waves |
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Air a luchdachadh le sìoda |
Laden with silk |
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Lìonmhor pìos tha dhòmhsa dheth |
A good part of it is for me |
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(Sèist 2x) |
(Chorus 2x) |
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Cha tèid mise thaigh an dannsa |
I won't go to the dance-hall |
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Teann a bhios an ceòl orm |
The music will affect me too much |
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Cha tèid mise 'thaigh an luaidh |
I won't go to the milling house |
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Cha bhi mo luaidh ri òran ann |
Since my lover won't be singing songs there |
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Muladach mi 'dìreadh bruthach |
Sad I am climbing the hillside |
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'S gun mo phiuthar còmhla rium |
And my sister not with me |
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Muladach mi tighinn gu baile |
Sad I am coming to town |
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'S gun mo leannan còmhla rium |
And my sweetheart not with me |
