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O luaidh, 's truagh nach deachaidh sinn |
Oh love, it's a pity we never courted |
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È luaidh, 's truagh nach deachaidh sinn |
Eh love, it's a pity we never courted |
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O gura truagh a' cheist, o luaidh |
Oh what a pitiful question |
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Nach robh mi san uaigh mun d' fhuair mi sealladh ort |
Would that I was in my grave before I met you |
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O luaidh |
Oh love |
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Chunnaic mi thall sa mhòine gearradh i |
I saw her working on the peat |
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Gruagach òg, 's chòrd a pearsa rium |
A pretty maiden, and I liked the look of her |
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Chaidh mi anull 's gun fhaic mi i dlùth |
After closer inspection |
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'S a' mhais' air a gnùis a dh'ùraich leannanachd |
Her beautiful face had me wishing for courtship |
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O luaidh |
Oh love |
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An tèid thu leam gu tìr nam monaidhean |
Will you go with me to the land of the moors |
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Tìr nam fiadh, nan earb 's nan coineanach |
The land of deer, roe and rabbits |
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Tìr nan siad, 's ann bha thu riamh |
The land of heroes where you always lived |
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'S gun ith thu do bhiadh gun sgian 's gun ghreimiche |
Where you will eat without knife and fork |
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O luaidh |
Oh love |
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Nam biodh peann 's pàipear geal agam |
Had I pen and white paper |
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Sgrìobhainn dhut sìos mo chainnt le barantas |
I would write this in vows that cannot be broken |
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Cùmhnant tha teann nach fhosgail bhon chlèir |
A contract sealed by the clergy |
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'S ma dh'fhalbhas tu fhèin, chan fheum thu t'fharadh ann |
If you go, you will not need your fare |
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O luaidh |
Oh love |
