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Suas E! Hi Rì Him Bò
   
Credits: Traditional
   
Appears On: Suas E!
   
Language: Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)
   
Other Versions: "Hi Rim Bo" on Capercaillie's album Secret People
"Chi Mi Thallad" on Mackenzie's album Camhanach
   

Lyrics: English Translation:
   
Chì mi, chì mi, chì mi thall ud I can see yonder into the distance
Chì mi na féidh air a' bhearradh I can see the deer at the edge of the precipice
   
Sèist: Chorus (after each verse):
Hi rì him bò hill ò bha rò hò Hi rì him bò hill ò bha rò hò
Hi rì him bò hìrì ri ri ù Hi rì him bò hìrì ri ri ù
Hi rì him bo hill ò bha rò hò Hi rì him bo hill ò bha rò hò
   
Chì mi na féidh air a' bhearradh I can see the deer at the edge of the precipice
'S an giomanach fhéin nan deaghaidh And the hunter in their pursuit
   
'S an giomanach fhéin nan deaghaidh And the hunter in their pursuit
Le ghunna caol 's a mhial-choin sheanga With his slender barrelled gun and gaunt deer hounds
   
Le ghunna caol 's a mhial-choin sheanga With his slender barrelled gun and gaunt deer hounds
Dìreadh bheann 's a' teàrnadh ghleannan Climbing the mountains and descending the glens' slopes
   
Dìreadh bheann 's a' teàrnadh ghleannan Climbing the mountains and descending the glens' slopes
Dh'fhàg thu an damh donn gun anail You left the brown stag breathless
   
Dh'fhàg thu an damh donn gun anail You left the brown stag breathless
Anns a' fhraoch a' sileadh faladh In the heather, dripping blood
   
Anns a' fhraoch a' sileadh faladh In the heather, dripping blood
Bha do mhial-choin sgìth 'ga leanaid Your deerhounds were wearied by its pursuit
   
Bha do mhial-choin sgìth 'ga leanaid Your deerhounds were wearied by its pursuit
Bha na gillean sgìth 'ga tharraing The attendants were fatigued by its carrying
   
Bha na gillean sgìth 'ga tharraing The attendants were fatigued by its carrying
Bial an anmoich 'tighinn gu baile In the nightfall arriving home
   
Bial an anmoich 'tighinn gu baile In the nightfall arriving home
Far am faighte biadh gun ghainnead Where food was got without scarcity
   
Far am faighte biadh gun ghainnead Where food was got without scarcity
Òl 's ceòl 's òran thairis Drink and music and song
   
Òl 's ceòl 's òran thairis Drink and music and song
Tha sgeul ùr a' tighinn gu baile A new tale is arriving home
   
Tha sgeul ùr a' tighinn gu baile A new tale is arriving home
Chan e sgeul ùr a th'ann ach naidheachd It's not a new tale but news
   
Chan e sgeul ùr a th'ann ach naidheachd It's not a new tale but news
Gun do réitich mo chiad leannan That my first love has betrothed