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Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
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Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
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Tha Seathan na diugh na mharbhan |
Seathan tonight is dead |
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Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
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Tha Seathan na diugh na mharbhan |
Seathan tonight is dead |
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Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
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Sgeul is olc le fearaibh Alba |
A sad tale to the men of Scotland |
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Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
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Sgeul is olc le fearaibh Alba |
A sad tale to the men of Scotland |
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Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
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Sgeul is olc le luchd a leanmhuinn |
A sad tale to his followers |
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Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
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Sgeul is olc le luchd a leanmhuinn |
A sad tale to his followers |
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Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
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Sgeul is ait le luchd an t-sealga |
A joyous tale to his pursuers |
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Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
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Sgeul is ait le luchd an t-sealga |
A joyous tale to his pursuers |
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Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
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Bannsa Seathan a' falbh slèibhte |
I and Seathan crossing mountains |
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Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
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Bannsa Seathan a' falbh slèibhte |
I and Seathan crossing mountains |
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Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
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Mise lag is esan treubhach |
I weak, but Seathan strong |
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Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
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Mise lag is esan treubhach |
I weak, but Seathan strong |
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Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
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Cota ruadh mu leth mo shlèisne |
A russet coat around my thigh |
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Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
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Cota ruadh mu leth mo shlèisne |
A russet coat around my thigh |
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Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
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Is iomadh beinn is gleann a shiubhail sinn |
Many a glen and ben we travelled |
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Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
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Is iomadh beinn is gleann a shiubhail sinn |
Many a glen and ben we travelled |
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Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
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Bha mi'n Ile bha mi'n Uibhist leat |
I was in Islay and Uist with you |
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Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
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Bha mi'n Ile bha mi'n Uibhist leat |
I was in Islay and Uist with you |
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Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
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Bha mi'n I nan cailleacha dubha leat |
I was in Iona of the nuns with you |
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Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
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Bha mi'n I nan cailleacha dubha leat |
I was in Iona of the nuns with you |
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Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
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Bha mi'n Sleibhte nam ban buidhe leat |
I was in Sleat of the yellow-haired women with you |
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Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
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Bha mi'n Sleibhte nam ban buidhe leat |
I was in Sleat of the yellow-haired women with you |
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Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
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Bha mi'n Eirinn an Coig Mhumha leat |
I was in Ireland in the Province of Munster with you |
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Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
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Bha mi'n Eirinn an Coig Mhumha leat |
I was in Ireland in the Province of Munster with you |
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Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
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Dh'èisd mi ri Aifrionn sa' Chill Chumha leat |
I heard mass in Cill Chumha with you |
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Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
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Dh'èisd mi ri Aifrionn sa' Chill Chumha leat |
I heard mass in Cill Chumha with you |
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Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
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Seathan Seathan mo ghille grèine |
Seathan, Seathan, my brightness of the sun |
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Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
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Seathan Seathan mo ghille grèine |
Seathan, Seathan, my brightness of the sun |
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Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
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Och dh'am dheòin gun do ghlachd an t-eug thu |
Woe is me that death has caught you |
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Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
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Och dh'am dheòin gun do ghlachd an t-eug thu |
Woe is me that death has caught you |
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Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
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Dh'fhàg siud mise dubhach deurach |
And that has left me sad and tearful |
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Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
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Dh'fhàg siud mise dubhach deurach |
And that has left me sad and tearful |
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Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
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Cha toirinn do lagh na Rìgh thu |
I would not give you to law or king |
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Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
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Cha toirinn do lagh na Rìgh thu |
I would not give you to law or king |
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Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
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Cha toirinn dhan chro naoimh thu |
I would not give you to the Holy Rood |
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Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
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Cha toirinn dhan chro naoimh thu |
I would not give you to the Holy Rood |
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Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
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Cha ghibhtinn do Mhoire mhìn thu |
I would not give you to the gentle Mary |
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Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
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Cha ghibhtinn do Mhoire mhìn thu |
I would not give you to the gentle Mary |
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Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
Hu ru o na hi ho ro |
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Air eagal's gun caillinn fhìn thu |
For fear I would lose you myself |
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Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
Na hi ho ro hug o ro |
