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A mach air bharr nan stuadh ri gaillionn |
Out on top of the tempest's crest |
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Fuachd is feannadh fad 'o thìr |
Cold so bitter to skin alive |
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Tha mo ghaol dhuit daònan fallainn |
My love for you is constant and healthy |
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Ged is Maighdinn mhara mì |
Though 'tis a mermaid that I am |
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Chorus (after each verse): |
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Hùbha i 's na horaibh hùbhaidh |
Hùbha i 's na horaibh hùbhaidh |
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Hùbha i 's na horaibh hì |
Hùbha i 's na horaibh hì |
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Hùbha i 's na horaibh hùbhaidh |
Hùbha i 's na horaibh hùbhaidh |
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'S ann le foill a mheall thu mì |
It was with guile that you cheated me |
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Chaneil mo chadal-sa ach luaineach |
My sleep is sporadic |
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'Nuair bhios buaireas air an tìd' |
When the ocean's in turmoil |
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Bha mi 'n raoir an Coirre Bhreacainn |
Last night I spent in Corry Vreckan |
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'S bi mi nochd an Eilean I |
And tonight it's in Iona that I'll be |
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Seall is faic an grunnd na fairge |
Look and see on the ocean's floor |
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Uamhan airgiod 's òr gun dìth |
Endless caves of silver and gold |
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Lainnearachd chan fhaca sùil e |
Such glittering beheld by no one |
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Ann an cuirt no lùchairt righ |
Even in the courts or palace of kings |
