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Moch 's a'mhaduinn Di-Luain |
Early on Monday morning |
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Air an turus gun buaidh |
On the luckless journey |
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Dh'fhalbh na h-àilleagain bhuam air bhòidse |
The precious ones sailed on a voyage |
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Dòmhnull donn nan sùl blàth |
Brown-haired Donald of the warm eyes |
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Agus Ruairi chùil bhàin |
And Roderick of the blond hair |
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Iad sin agus Alasdair og |
They and young Alasdair |
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Rìgh, bu bhòidheach bhur sgrìob |
Oh God, how beautiful their rowing stroke |
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An àm togail bho thìr |
At the time of sailing |
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Air an turus nach d'thill na seòid |
On the voyage from which the heroes did not return |
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Shil 'us shéid i le stoirm |
It was pouring and windy in the storm |
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Dh'fhàs an oidhche cho doirbh |
The night grew so wild |
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Bha mo chall-sa air lorg ro là |
My loss was known before morning |
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Dòmhnull donn nan rosg mall |
Brown-haired Donald of the calm eyes |
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Rìgh na cruinne, mo chall |
Oh King of the world, my loss |
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Thu bhi 'd laighe gun fonn, gun deò |
Lying with no life or breath |
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Tha sibh uile air chall |
You are all lost |
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Chaneil aon agaibh ann |
Not one of you remains |
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An àm togail nan crann 's na seòl |
To raise the masts and the sails |
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Och, och, mo sgeul cruaidh |
Och, och, my difficult story |
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'S ann a tha sibh 's a' chuan |
It is that you are in the sea |
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A Rìgh, nan tonn uaine is gorm |
Oh God, the sea of green and blue waves |
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Gu' m bu bhòidheach bhur sgriob |
Your rowing stroke was so beautiful |
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'Nuair a dh'fhalbh i bho thìr |
As you sailed from the land |
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Air an turus nach d' thill na seòid |
On the voyage from which the heroes did not return |
