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Seinn o |
Sing oh |
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Uair a bha an tir mar fhàsach |
Once the land was like a desert |
Cha robh bròg a thogadh danns ann |
Once the land was like a desert |
'S gann am beul a sheinneadh duan ann |
Scarce the mouths to sing a song there |
Smior an dream mar ath-sgal tuamach |
The people's spirits in tomb-like echoes |
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Seinn is seinn, seinn a nàbaidh |
Sing and sing, sing, good neighbor |
Mireadh chasan, o hi |
Vigor of feet, o hi |
Seinn as ùr i, ar seann chànan |
Sing it new, our ancient language |
Binneas bhilean, o ho |
Melodious lips, o ho |
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Creid ar nàimhdean is an cumhachd |
Believe our enemies in their vigor |
Iad a dh'iarr ar muchadh buileach |
Those whose wish was our extinction |
Ann an lagh is ann am foghlam |
Both in law and education |
Dhiùlt iad dhuinn ar cliù 's ar còirean |
Denied us our respect and justice |
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Seòlta mar a chaidh ar mealladh |
How cunningly we were deceived to |
Gu bhi measadh faoin ar teanga |
See our tongue as without value |
Gus an robh i cnàmhte 's anfhann |
'Til it became both weak and wasted |
An impis a bhi suaint san anairt |
Ready to be wrapped in grave clothes |
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Seinn o |
Sing oh |
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Thog sinn strì 's cha b'ann le fòirneart |
We waged our struggle, not with violence |
Ach le fonn is ruighl' is òran |
But with tune and reel and song |
Cha b'e caismeachd tromh na sràide |
Not with marching through the streets |
Ach tromh a buadhan grinn, a Ghàidhlig |
But through the elegant powers of Gaelic |
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Seinn o |
Sing oh |