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Chorus (after each verse): |
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Fhir a leadain thlàth |
Lad of beautiful hair |
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Dh'fhàg thu mi fo bhròn |
You've left me in despair |
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Fhir chul dualaich chleachdaich |
Lad of twisting curls |
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'S bòidhche snuadh ri fhaicinn |
So beautiful to view |
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Tha do ghaol an tasgaidh |
Your love is kept |
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'N seòmar glaist' 'nam fheòil |
In a locked room in my body |
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Fhir a leadain chraobhaich |
Lad of the flowing hair |
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B'òg a rinn thu m'aomadh |
So young I was ensnared |
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Thug thu mi o m'dhaoine |
You took me from my people |
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A fhuair mo shaothair òg |
From those who had reared me |
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Fhir a leadain laghaich |
Lad of the pleasing hair |
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'S tu mo rùn 's mo roghainn |
You are my love and my desire |
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Nan sguireadh tu thaghail |
If you'd only cease to call |
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'S an tigh 's am bi'n t-òl |
Upon the house of drink |
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An toiseach a' gheamhraidh |
At the start of winter |
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'S ann a ghabh mi geall ort |
I pledged myself to you |
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Shaoil leam gum bu leam thu |
I thought that you were mine |
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'S cha do sheall thu'm chòir |
But you didn't look my way |
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'N gàire rinn mi'n uiridh |
The laughter of last year |
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Chuir mo cheum an truimead |
Weighs heavily on my every step |
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'S mise tha gu duilich |
Now I am so sad |
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'S muladach mo cheòl |
And sorrowful is my music |
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Tha mi trom an dràsd' |
I am heavy now with child |
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'S e sin fàth mo dheòir |
That's the cause of my tears |
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Fhir a leadain thlàth |
Lad of the lovely hair |
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Dh'fhàg thu mi fo bhròn |
You have left me in despair |
