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Chan e caoidh Mhic Shiridh |
It is not lamenting MacSheerie |
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Dh'fhàg an dil' air mo ghruaidh |
That has left the flood of tears on my cheek |
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Chorus (after each verse): |
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Hu o ro hu o |
Hu o ro hu o |
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Ho ro o hi o hi o |
Ho ro o hi o hi o |
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Hu o ro hu o |
Hu o ro hu o |
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Chan e caoidh mo leannain |
It is not lamenting my lover |
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Ged a dh'fhanadh e bhuam |
Though he stays away |
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Ach a'caoidh mo bhràthair |
It is lamenting my brother |
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Chaidh a bhàthadh 's a'chuan |
Who has been drowned in the sea |
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'S duilich leam do chùl chlannaich |
I grieve for your clustering hair |
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Bhith 's an fheamainn 'ga luadh |
Rocked in the seaweed |
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'S duilich leam do gheal dheudan |
I grieve for your white teeth |
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Bhith' ga' reubadh 's a'chuan |
Torn asunder in the ocean |
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Tha do leabaidh gun chàradh |
Your bed is unmade |
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Anns ant-seòmar ud shuas |
In the chamber up there |
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Cha tèid mise ga càradh |
But I shall not go and make it |
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Tha thu ghràidh ro fhad' bhuam |
Long have you left it cold |
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'S tric mo shùil air an rubha |
Often is my gaze on the headland |
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Bhon bhruthach ud shuas |
From yonder hillside |
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Fiach am faic mi seòl brèidgheal |
Searching for a linen-white sail |
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Latha grèine 's a chuan |
On the ocean one sunny day |
