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Downriver Chi Mi Bhuam
   
Credits: John MacFadyen
   
Appears On: Downriver
   
Language: Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)
   

Lyrics: English Translation:
   
Chi mi bhuam, fada bhuam I see from me, far from me
Chi mi bhuam ri muir-làn I see from me to high-tide
Chi mi Muile nam beann fuar I see Mull of the cold mountains
Fada bhuam thar an t-sàil Far from me across the seas
Fada bhuam thar an t-sàil Far from me across the seas
   
Chi mi mullach nam beann mór I see the tops of the big mountains
Anns an òg-mhadainn aigh In the brave dawn
An t-aon as airde dhiubh nan còrr The height of each one of them is excessive
'S badan ceò air a bàrr And a cloud of mist on top
Fada bhuam thar an t-sàil Far from me across the seas
   
Chì mi ghucag air an fhraoch I see a bud upon the heather
Chì mi'n caorann fo bhlàth I see the rowan tree in bloom
Chì mi uisge glan nam beann I see clear water of the mountains
Tigh'nn 'na dheann leis gach màm Coming in haste with each mound
Fada bhuam thar an t-sàil Far from me across the seas
   
Tir a' bharraich, tìr nan stuadh Land of the treetops, land of the waves
'S tric a luaidh ort na bàird 'Tis often its wool on you, the bard
'S nuair a thug mi riut mo chùl And when I turned my back on you
Rinn mi dùsgadh gu dàn I awoke boldly
'S bidh mi luaidh ort gu bràth And I will love you forever
   
Chi mi bhuam, fada bhuam I see from me, far from me
Chi mi bhuam ri muir-làn I see from me to high-tide
Chi mi Muile nam beann fuar I see Mull of the cold mountains
Fada bhuam thar an t-sàil Far from me across the seas
Fada bhuam thar an t-sàil Far from me across the seas