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A-raoir a rinn mi 'm bruadal |
Last night I had a dream |
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Dh'fhàg mo chadal luaineach |
Which left my sleep disturbed |
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Mur dèan mi do bhuannachd |
If I cannot win you |
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'S truagh nach robh mi 's an talamh |
I would rather be in the ground |
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Chorus (after each verse): |
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Ho rò mo nighean donn bhòidheach |
Horo my pretty brown-haired girl |
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Nan gorm-shùil meallach |
With the enticing blue eyes |
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'S truagh nach robh sinn còmhla |
If only we could be together |
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Ged bhitheamaid falamh |
Though we had nothing |
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O mo nighean donn bhòidheach |
Oh my pretty brown-haired girl |
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Nan gorm-shùil meallach |
With the enticing blue eyes |
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T'aghaidh thana nàrach |
Your slender, shy face |
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Gu sealltainn an sgàthan |
Well suited for the mirror |
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'Mheud 's a thug mi m'ghràdh dhut |
The love that I've given you |
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A dh'fhàg mi air m'aineol |
Has left me confused and lost |
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Tha do chliù 's do bheusan |
Your good name and virtues |
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Co-mire ri chéile |
Complement each other |
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'S binne na na teudan |
Sweeter than the sound of strings |
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An téis a thig fo t'anail |
Is the music you make under your breath |
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'S math thig an t-òmar |
Amber on the maiden's breast |
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Am broilleach na h-òighidh |
Becomes her |
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Stocainn shìod' 's brògan |
Likewise silk stocking and shoes |
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Bùcaill òir 'gan ceangal |
With gold buckles to secure them |
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Ach ma chuir thu cùl rium |
But now you have left me |
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Coma liom co-dhiubh thu |
I must learn to live without you |
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'S mo shoraidh 'gad ionnsaidh |
This is my farewell to you |
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Tha mi 'n dùrachd mhath dhut |
For I still wish you well |
