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A bhean ud thall hug o |
Woman there hug o |
Cois na tràghad hug o |
Beside the shore hug o |
Sìn do chas dhomh haoiri horo |
Reach out your leg haoiri horo |
Sìn do làmh dhomh hug o |
Reach out your hand hug o |
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Sìn do chas dhom hug o |
Reach out your leg hug o |
Sìn do làmh dhomh hug o |
Reach out your hand hug o |
Fiach an dèan mi haoiri horo |
See if I'm able haoiri horo |
Buille snàmh dheth hug o |
To swim a stroke hug o |
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Fiach an dèan mi hug o |
See if I'm able hug o |
Buille snàmh dheth hug o |
To swim a stroke hug o |
Nach truagh leat fhèin haoiri horo |
Have you no pity haoiri horo |
Bean ga bàthadh hug o? |
For a wife that's drowning hug o? |
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Nach truagh leat fhèin hug o |
Have you no pity hug o |
Bean ga bàthadh hug o? |
For a wife that's drowning hug o? |
Cha truagh cha truagh haoiri horo |
No pity haoiri horo |
'S beag mo chàs dhith hug o |
I care nothing for her hug o |
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Cha truagh cha truagh hug o |
No pity hug o |
'S beag mo chàs dhith hug o |
I care nothing for her hug o |
Sann a bhios mi haoiri horo |
Tonight I will be haoiri horo |
Nochd na'd àite hug o |
In your place hug o |
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Sann a bhios mi hug o |
Tonight I will be hug o |
Nochd na'd àite hug o |
In your place hug o |
Ann ud phlaideachan haoiri horo |
In your blankets haoiri horo |
Mìne bàna hug o |
Soft and white hug o |
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Ann ud phlaideachan hug o |
In your blankets hug o |
Mìne bàna hug o |
Soft and white hug o |
Soraidh bhuam haoiri horo |
I bid farewell haoiri horo |
Gu'm thriùir phàisdean hug o |
To my three children hug o |
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Soraidh bhuam hug o |
I bid farewell hug o |
Gu'm thriùir phàisdean hug o |
To my three children hug o |
Fear dhiu bliadhna haoiri horo |
One year old haoiri horo |
'S fear a dhà dhiu hug o |
The other two years hug o |
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Fear dhiu bliadhna hug o |
One year old hug o |
'S fear a dhà dhiu hug o |
The other two years hug o |
'S fear eile dhiubh haoiri horo |
And the other haoiri horo |
'N aois a thàlaidh hug o |
Still being suckled hug o |
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'S fear eile dhiubh hug o |
And the other hug o |
'N aois a thàlaidh hug o |
Still being suckled hug o |
Soraidh eile haoiri horo |
Another farewell haoiri horo |
Gum' thriùir bhràithrean hug o |
To my three brothers hug o |
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Soraidh eile hug o |
Another farewell hug o |
Gum' thriùir bhràithrean hug o |
To my three brothers hug o |
Thig iad an seo haoiri horo |
They will come haoiri horo |
Moch a-màireach hug o |
Tomorrow early hug o |
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Thig iad an seo hug o |
They will come hug o |
Moch a-màireach hug o |
Tomorrow early hug o |
'S gheibh iad mise haoiri horo |
And they will find me haoiri horo |
Air mo bhàthadh hug o |
Drowned hug o |
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'S gheibh iad mise hug o |
And they will find me hug o |
Air mo bhàthadh hug o |
Drowned hug o |
Mo chuailein donn haoiri horo |
My brown hair haoiri horo |
Feadh an t-sàile hug o |
In the salt sea hug o |
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Mo chuailein donn hug o |
My brown hair hug o |
Feadh an t-sàile hug o |
In the salt sea hug o |
'S mo bhainne chioch haoiri horo |
My breasts' milk haoiri horo |
Feadh na làthaiche hug o |
On the seaweed hug o |