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Nach freagair thu Chairistiona? |
Won't your answer, Cairistiona? |
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Chorus (after each verse): |
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E ho hi hu ru bhi i |
E ho hi hu ru bhi i |
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Ho ro o hi ho ho ro ho |
Ho ro o hi ho ho ro ro |
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E ho hi hu ru bhi i |
E ho hi hu ru bhi i |
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Nam freagrahd gun cluinninn fhin thu |
If you'd answer, I would hear you |
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Chi mi luingeas air Caol Ile |
Ships I see in the Sound of Islay |
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'S iad ag iarraidh Cairistiona |
They are seeking Cairistiona |
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Chan ann gu banais a dheannamh |
Not to make a wedding for her |
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Gus a cur's an talamh iseal |
In deep clay they're going to lay her |
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Turus a thug mi Ghleann Comhain |
To Glencoe I once did journey |
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'N fhairge trom 's an caolas domhain |
The waves were high, and deep the channel |
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Chan fhaod mi mo leum a thomhas |
I cannot judge my leap in distance |
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Ged a dh'fhaodadh cha dean mi gnothach |
And if I could, I would gain nothing |
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Cha bhi Cairistiona romham |
Cairistiona for me will not be waiting |
