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Chorus (after each verse): |
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Ho mo nighean donn nan gobhar |
Ho my brown-haired maid of the goats |
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Ho mo nighean donn nan gobhar |
Ho my brown-haired maid of the goats |
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'S trom ìnntinneach mi nad dhèidh |
Heavy hearted am I after you |
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'S bòidheach seaghach mo nighean donn |
Pretty and sensible, my auburn maid |
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Ho mo nighean donn nan gobhar |
Ho my brown-haired maid of the goats |
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Nighean donn is àille sealladh |
Auburn maid, beautiful to see |
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'S guirm do shùil na driùchd na maidne |
Your eyes bluer than the dew in the morning |
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An gaol a thug mi dhut a's t-earrach |
The love I gave you in the spring |
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Cha teid e as m'aire chaoidh |
It will last forever |
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Nighean donn bha ris na gamhna |
Auburn maid who tended the calves |
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Bha mi uair 's bu mhòr mo gheall ort |
There was a time when I had high hopes for you |
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Dhut a thigeadh dhol dhan dannsa |
Comely you were at the dance |
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Le gùn 's strann aige dhan t-sìd' |
With a gown of silk |
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Dol dhan chlachan air Didòmhnaich |
Going to the church on Sunday |
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'S geal do stocainn 's dubh do bhrògan |
White your stockings and black your shoes |
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'S truagh a rìgh nach mi bha còmh' riut |
It's a pity I could not be with you |
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Ged nach pòsamaid a chaoidh |
Even if we never married |
