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Craobh Nan Ubhal Dh'fhalbh Mo Run Dh 'Fhag E'n Cala
   
Credits: Traditional; arranged by Flora MacNeil
   
Appears On: Craobh Nan Ubhal
   
Language: Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)
   
Other Versions: "Dh'fhalbh Mo Run 'S Dh'fhag E 'N Cala" on Maggie MacInnes' album Peaceful Ground
   

Lyrics: English Translation:
   
Sèist: Chorus (after each verse):
Dh'fhalbh mo rùn 's dh' fhàg e 'n cala My love has left the harbor
Dh'fhalbh mo rùn e ho o hiu My love has gone e ho o hiu
Thog e na siùil ùr ri crannan On the ship with new sails
Dh'fhalbh mo rùn 's dh' fhàg e 'n cala My love has left the harbor
   
Dh'fhalbh mo leannan 'uam a Ile My sweetheart has left me from Islay
Air long rìomhach nan tri crannan On the fine three-masted ship
   
Dh'fhalbh mo leannan 'uam a dh'Eireann My love has left for Ireland
'S as a dhèidh cha bhi mi fallain And I am left forlorn
   
Chuala mi gun d'rinn thu rèiteach I heard you were betrothed
'S gu dè feum a bh'a's a' ghealladh? So what was your promise worth?
   
Chuala mi gun d'rinn thu pòsadh I heard you got married
'S cha d' dh' fheòraich thu mi gu d'bhanais Without inviting me to the wedding
   
Thuirt na mnathan gur e 'm beud e The women said that it was sad
Gun tug mi mo speìs dhan mharaich' That I had given my love to the seaman
   
Chaneil unnam ach nighneag òg And I am so young
Is gur e seòladair mo leannan And it is the sailor that I love
   
Mo run an Leatheanach Ban My love, the fair-haired MacLean
'S ann dhut thug mi mo ghràdh 's mo ghealladh It was to you that I gave my love and promise