Mairi MacInnes - An Gaidheal 'S A Leannan

Lyrics:	English Translation:

Chionn's gu bheil gach gleann na fhasach	Since each glen is now a wilderness
Theid mi fhin's mo Mhairi thairis	My Mary and I will go overseas
Theid is gun teid i leam	She will go, she will go
Leamsa gun teid mo leannan	My love will go with me
Theid is gun teid i leam	She will go, she will go

Sèist 1:	Chorus 1 (after each verse):
Theid is gun teid i leam	She will go, she will go
Leamsa gun teid mo leannan	My love will go with me
Theid is gun teid i leam	She will go, she will go

Chionn's gu bheil gach gleann na fhasach	Since each glen is now a wilderness
Theid mi fhin's mo Mhairi thairis	My Mary and I will go overseas

Theid i leam a tir nam fraoch bheann	She will go with me from the land of the heather hills
Oir tha daoin' a dol a fasan	Since people there have gone out of fashion

Seolaidh sinn a tir ar duthchais	We will sail from our native land
Cur ar culaibh ris na bheannaibh	Turning our backs to the mountains

Theid i leam a null thar saile	She will go across the ocean with me
Far an dean an Gaidheal beirteas	To where the Gael can become prosperous

'S ged a bhiodh gach la na shamhradh	But though every day there would be like summer
Chaoidh bi tir nam beann air m'aire	Always the land of the mountains will be on my mind

'Us nan cairear anns an uir sinn	And before we are out in the grave
Se mo dhurachd tilleadh dhachaidh	It's my wish that we'll return home

Sèist 2:
A fhleasgaich ur leannain thu Fhir a chuil bhoidhch A fhleasgaich ur leannain thu

'S mi gun rachadh 'ad choinneamh Air mo bhonnaibh gun bhrogan

Air bonnaibh mo chasan Ged bhiodh clachan gan stroiceadh

Ged bhiodh reotadh gle chruaidh ann Sneachda fuar air a mhointich

Fhir nan camagan donna Rinn mi coinneamh gle og riut

Ach guidheam gu slan thu Gach la fhad's beo mi