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Nuair a ràinig mi'm bhaile |
When I got to the village |
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Cha robh aighear na ceòl ann |
There was no merriment or music there |
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Chorus (after each verse): |
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Na hua ho hua ho |
Na hua ho hua ho |
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Mo nighean donn bhòidheach |
My pretty brown-haired maid |
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Na hua ho hua ho |
Na hua ho hua ho |
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Bha na mnathan ri fuaigheal |
The women were sewing |
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'S bha na maighdeannan brònach |
And the maidens were sorrowful |
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Bha mo chraobh fhada dhìreach |
My tall, straight tree was |
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Na shìneadh sa t-seòmar |
Lying in the room |
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I na sìneadh fon uinneig |
She is lying under the window |
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Is cha chluinneadh i mo chòmhradh |
And she doesn't hear my talk |
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'S truagh nach robh mi san fhiabhras |
Pity I was not in a fever |
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Mu'n do dh'iarr mi riamh pòg ort |
Before I ever asked you for a kiss |
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'S truagh nach robh mi sa ghriùthach |
Pity I wasn't ill with measles |
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Mus do lùig iad sinn pòsda |
Before they allowed us to marry |
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Fhir a chruthaich na dùilean |
You who created the elements |
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Cùm mi gun fhàs gòrach |
Keep me from losing my mind |
