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Òg-Mhadainn Shamhraidh Duthaich MhicAoidh
   
Credits: Ewan Robertson; arranged by Kathleen MacInnes, Iain MacDonald & Donald Shaw
   
Appears On: Òg-Mhadainn Shamhraidh
   
Language: Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)
   

Lyrics: English Translation:
   
Mo mhallachd aig na caoraich mhòr My curse upon the great sheep
Càit a bheil clann nan daoine còir Where now are the children of the kindly folk
Dhealaich rium nuair bha mi òg Who parted from me when I was young
Mus robh Dùthaich 'IcAoidh na fàsach? Before Sutherland became a desert?
   
Tha trì fichead bliadhna 's a trì It has been sixty-three years
On dh'fhàg mi Dùthaich 'IcAoidh Since I left Sutherland
Cait bheil gillean òg mo chrìdh' Where are all my beloved young men
'S na nìonagan cho bòidheach? And all the girls that were so pretty?
   
Shellar, tha thu nist nad uaigh Sellar, you are in your grave
Gaoir nam bantrach na do chluais The wailing of your widows in your ears
Am milleadh rinn thu air an t-sluagh The destruction you wrought upon the people
Ron uiridh 'n d' fhuair thu d' leòr dheth? Up until last year, have you had your fill of it?
   
Chiad Dhiùc Chataibh, led chuid foill First Duke of Sutherland, with your deceit
'S led chuid càirdeis do na Goill And your consorting with the Lowlanders
Gum b' ann an Iutharn' bha do thoill You deserve to be in Hell
Gum b' fheàrr Iùdas làmh rium I'd rather consort with Judas
   
Bhan-Diùc Chataibh, bheil thu ad dhìth Duchess of Sutherland, where are you now?
Càit a bheil do ghùnan sìod? Where are your silk gowns?
An do chùm iad thu bhon oillt 's bhon strì Did they save you from the hatred and fury
Tha an diugh am measg nan clàraibh? Which today permeates the press?
   
Mo mhallachd aig na caoraich mhòr My curse upon the great sheep
Càit a bheil clann nan daoine còir Where now are the children of the kindly folk
Dhealaich rium nuair bha mi òg Who parted from me when I was young
Mus robh Dùthaich 'IcAoidh na fàsach? Before Sutherland became a desert?