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'S ann aig Port an Taigh-àiridh |
From Port Taigh-àiridh |
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Thog a shiùil ris a' bhàta |
The ship set sail |
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Cha b'i 'n stiùir a rinn d'fhàgail |
You weren't abandoned by the rudder |
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Ach gun do dh'fhàillinich na bùird |
But the planking failed |
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Chorus (after each verse): |
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Air fàil irìnn ì rirìnn oich a rìnn ù |
Air fàil irìnn ì rirìnn oich a rìnn ù |
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Air fàil irìnn ì rirìnn é ho rò é ho |
Air fàil irìnn ì rirìnn é ho rò é ho |
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Air fàil irìnn ì rirìnn oich a rìnn ù |
Air fàil irìnn ì rirìnn oich a rìnn ù |
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'S ann shios aig Sgeir Chailleach |
At the bottom of Sgeir-chailleach |
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Tha mo ghaolsa 'na laighidh |
My love lies |
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Fo fhaoileig na maradh |
Under the seagull |
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'S fo ghleannan nan stuadh |
And the waves' tempest |
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'S mór am beud do chùl clannach |
It's a pity that your curled tresses |
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Bhi 'ga reubadh 's an fheamainn |
Are rent by the seaweed |
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Gun chiste, gun anart |
With no coffin or shroud |
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Ach gainneamh a' ghruinnd |
But the sand of the sea-floor |
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Cha truagh leam do phiuthar |
I don't pity your sister |
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Ged a tha i fo mhulad |
Though she is glum |
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Théid is' ann an cuideachd |
She will again enjoy company |
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'S théid a mulad air chùl |
And put her sorrow behind her |
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Ach 's truagh leam do mhàthair |
I pity your mother |
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'Si shaothraich air d'àrach |
Who labored at your rearing |
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'S cha d'fhuair i dhe d'fhàbhar |
She received nothing of your favour |
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A bhi 'gad chàradh 's an ùir |
To place you under the ground |
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Fhir nan camagan donna |
Man of the curled locks |
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Uchd ghil 's a' bhroillich shoilleir |
White throat and bright chest |
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'S mis' a rachadh 'ad choinnimh |
I would go eagerly |
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'S cha bu choma leam thu |
To meet you |
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'S mi dìreadh 's a' teàrnadh |
I climb and descend |
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Nam bruaichean àrda |
The high hills |
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Chì mi 'tighinn am bàta |
I see the boat coming |
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Gun mo ghràdh air a stiùir |
Without my love at its helm |
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'S mi 'dìreadh a' bhealaich |
My footstep is heavy |
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'S trom mo cheum 's mi air m'aineol |
As I climb the unfamiliar mountain pass |
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Ma bha sùgradh air m'aire |
If I had any thought of lovemaking |
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Chaidh e tamull air chùl |
It was set aside |
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Nuair a thruiseas na gillean |
When the lads gather |
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A sheinneas an fhìdheall |
And the fiddle is played |
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Ciamar a thogas mo chridhe |
How can I be cheered |
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'S gun thu 'tighinn, a rùin |
Without your arrival? |
