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O mo mhac air mo ghlùin |
Oh my son on my knee |
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Aineolas gun phlaide |
Your ignorance without a blanket |
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Cumail blàths air do bhilean |
Keeping warmth on your lips |
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Anail màthar |
A mother's breath |
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Thar do chìnn tri boinne bùirn |
Across your head three drops of water |
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Fliuch fhathast o do bhaisteadh |
Still wet from baptism |
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Is e cho prìseil dhomh |
And he so precious to me |
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Sèist: |
Chorus (after each verse): |
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Is e cho prìseil dhomh |
And he so precious to me |
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Is e cho prìseil dhomh |
And he so precious to me |
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Dùil na ndeur chagair i rithe-fhèin |
The hope of tears, she whispered to herself |
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Is e cho prìseil dhomh |
And he so precious to me |
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O mo rùn ri'm thaobh |
Oh my beloved by my side |
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Eòlas dìomhair geur |
Knowledge mysterious keen |
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'S mi cha sàmhach na làthair |
And I so silent in her presence |
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Bean nas làidir |
A stronger woman |
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Thog i gloinne làn de ghaoil |
She raised a glass full of love |
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Gun deireadh nan deur |
Without the finality of tears |
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Is e cho prìseil dhomh |
And he so precious to me |
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O m'athair seas an àird |
Oh my father, standing tall |
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Cagair dàn nam chluais |
Whispering a song in my ear |
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Bàrdachd fhìor bho làithean m'òig |
Poetry of truth from childhood days |
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Sìor thàladh |
A never-ending lullaby |
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Is cha chluinne sinn do chràdh |
And we won't hear your anguish |
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Lorg plaid' nad chuairt |
Searching for the blanket in your journey |
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Is e cho prìseil dhomh |
And he so precious to me |
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O mo sheannair suidh an seo |
Oh my grandfather sitting here |
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Faiceam pàisd' nar dìthis |
Let me see the child in us both |
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'S mi nad chearcall as guirme |
I in your bluest circle |
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'Leigeil anail |
Breathing out |
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'S tu nam bhrìth o bhreith gu bàs |
And you in my very essence from birth to death |
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Sgàile ghorm gu crìch |
A blue veil to the end |
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Is e cho prìseil dhomh |
And he so precious to me |
