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Cha tèid mise thobair tuilleadh |
I shall never again go to the well |
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Leis a' mhuga 's peile ceàird |
With my mug and pail made by the tinsmith |
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'S ann a bheir mi làmh air goca |
Instead I can now turn on a tap |
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Lìonas dhomh mo chopan làn |
Which will fill up my cup for me |
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Chorus (after each verse): |
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O bhalaich, hè bhalaich |
Oh boy, oh boy |
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O bhalaich, tha e grinn |
Oh boy, this is fine |
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O bhalaich, hè bhalaich |
Oh boy, oh boy |
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'S iomadh beannachd th' air ar linn |
The age we live in has many blessings |
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Cha tèid mi's don allta tuilleadh |
I shall never again to the stream |
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Nighe plaide 's aodach oidhch' |
To wash blankets or nightwear |
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Sgaoileadh anart air na clachan |
Or spread linen over the stones |
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Air an tugadh slacan gliong |
On which the washing-paddle once resounded |
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Cha ruig m' athair, air cheann-feuma |
My father, in great stress need never again go |
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Cùl a' ghàrraidh leis an fhuachd |
Behind the stone wall in the cold |
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Tha taigh-beag againn san t-seòmar |
Instead, we have an inside toilet |
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Pailteas bùirn ann aig gach uair |
With running water at all times |
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Cha tèid mis' don t-sabhal tuilleadh |
I need never again to the barn |
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Gu mo nighe, gabhail fàth |
To wash myself, stealthily |
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Bheir mi cas a dh'amar-glanaidh |
Instead I'll throw a leg over the side of a bath |
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Is laighidh mi an uisge blàth |
And soak myself in hot water |
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Cha ghabh mise eagal tuilleadh |
I shall never again fear snow or storm |
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Roimh an t-sneachd is roimh 'n ghaoith |
I couldn't care less if the spring |
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'S beag orm ged a reoth am fuaran |
Or the surface of MacKay's Loch |
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Agus uachdar Loch MhicAoidh |
Were to freeze over |
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Orm-sa cha bhi nàire tuilleadh |
I shall never again be ashamed |
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Nuair thig strainnsearan mun cuairt |
When visitors call |
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Gheibh iad biadh is gheibh iad fasgadh |
They will receive food and shelter |
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'S gheibh iad uisge teth is fuar |
And they will receive water, hot and cold |
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Cha tèid mis' a spàgail tuilleadh |
I shall never again waddle down |
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Nighe duise mairt san lòn |
To wash a cow's stomach in the pool |
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Lìonnaidh mi an t-amar-glanaidh |
I'll fill the bath up |
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Leis na maragan 's an fheòil |
With the puddings and the meat |
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Cha bhi leisgeul agam tuilleadh |
I'll no longer have an excuse |
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Casan salach chuir am bròig |
For putting dirty feet in my shoes |
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Cha bhi eagal orm roimh dhotair |
I'll no longer be in awe of the doctor |
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Nuair a dh'fhosglas mi mo chòt' |
When I open up my coat |
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(Chorus 2x) |
