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Chorus (after each verse): |
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O 's toil leam an cìobair |
I love the shepherd |
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Chan eil coir' ort ri ìnnse |
There is no fault in him |
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Thu bhith fàgail na tìre |
It's your leaving of this land |
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A dh'fhàg m'ìnntinn fo leòn |
That has left me so sorrowful |
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Nuair a thèid thu dhan mhunadh |
When you go to the moor |
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Le'd ghunna 's le'd' chuilein |
With your gun and dog |
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Nuair a thèid thu air t' uillinn |
When you go onto your elbow |
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Bheir thu fuil a damh cròic |
The stag will be bloodied |
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Nuair a thèid thu do'n aonach |
When you go to the hills |
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A shealltainn nan caorach |
To look after the sheep |
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Gheibhinn leisgeul nam faodainn |
I would find an excuse |
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Gus a ghaoil bhith nad' chòir |
To be at your side |
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'S truagh nach robh mi 'san iarr'as |
It would be better that I had the fever |
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Ma faca mi riamh thu |
Before I ever set eyes on you |
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'S fios 'm fhìn nach mi chiad te |
I know that I am not the first |
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Fhuair briathran do bheòil |
To hear sweet-talking from your mouth |
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'S truagh nach robh mi 'san anart |
It would be better that I was in the shroud |
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Ciste chaol nam bòrd tana |
In a coffin of thin wood |
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Mu'n d'fhuair mi do ghealladh |
Before I ever got your promise |
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'S 'n am thàini' tu 'm choir |
Before you ever came near me |
