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Ged a tha mi 'nochd 's a'chòisridh |
Although I am tonight in jovial company |
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Maille ri fleasgaichean bòsdail |
Along with swaggering young men |
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'S nionagan cho rìomhach, spòrsail |
And elegant and merry girls |
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Le sìoda 's le sròl a' danns' |
With silk and sashes dancing |
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Chorus (after each verse): |
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Ó nighean donn nan gobhar |
Oh brown-haired maiden of the goats |
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É nighean donn nan gobhar |
Hey brown-haired maiden of the goats |
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Trom m' inntinn 'is mi nad dheoghaigh |
My mind is heavy with gone from me |
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Bòidheach, laghach, mo nighean donn |
Beautiful, kind, my brown haired maiden |
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Nionagan cho rìomhach stràiceil |
Girls so elegant and haughty |
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'S beag a chuir mi dh'ùigh 'n an àbhachd |
That I take no interest in their exploits |
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'S mòr gu'm b'annsa leam bhi mànran |
I would prefer to be murmuring with you |
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Riut, a ghràidh, air sgàth an tùim |
In the shadow of the knoll |
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'S mór gu'm b'annsa leam bhi 'sùgradh |
I would greatly prefer to be making merry |
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Leis an nìonag chaoin-ghil, chùil-duibh |
With the soft-white girl of the black tresses |
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Anns an doire, goir an smùdan |
In the grove, the call of the the ring dove |
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Bun an stùic air ùrlar glinn |
At the base of the peak |
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'S ann leam fhìn bu bhinne chòisridh |
I find the sweetest company |
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Anns a' mhadainn chéitein, cheòthar |
In the misty May morning |
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Uiseagan os cionn nan lòintean |
The larks on the ponds |
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Smeòraichean air meòir 's a' choill |
The robins on branches in the forest |
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Siod an ceol bu bhinne chualas |
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Luinneag foil aig bannal ghruagach |
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Ag iomain a'chruidh-laoigh do'n bhuaile |
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Cuach a's buarach air an druim |
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Lasgadh mo chridhe le gràdh dhuit |
My heart burns with love for you |
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'Nuair a nochdadh tu air fàireadh |
When you appear in the field |
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'S tu cho geal ri cobhar sàile |
As pale as the foam on the sea |
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'Tighinn gu tràigh air bhàrr na tuinn |
Coming ashore on top of the waves |
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(Sèist 2x) |
(Chorus 2x) |
