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An Iomall O Mo Dhúthaich
   
Credits: Traditional; arranged by Alyth McCormack, Jim Sutherland & Davey Trouton
   
Appears On: An Iomall
   
Language: Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)
   
Other Versions: "Oh Mo Dhùthaich" on Capercaillie's album Sidewaulk
   

Lyrics: English Translation:
   
O mo dhùthaich 's tu th'air m'aire Oh my country is on my mind
Uibhist chubhraidh ùr nan gallan Fresh, fragrant Uist of the saplings
Far a faigh-te na daoin-uaisle Where the noble men are found
Far'm bu dual do mhac ic Ailein Who gave their hereditary allegiance to Mhic Ailean
   
Tìr a' mhurain, tìran eòrna Land of sea-bed, land of barley
Tìr 's am pailt a ch-uile seorsa Land of abundance of every kind
Far am bi na gillean òga Where the young lads will be
Gabhail òran 's gol an leanna Singing songs and drinking beer
   
Thig iad thugainn carach, seòlta They will come to us with cunning
Gus ar mealladh far ar n-eòlais In order to entice us from our homes
Molaidh iad dhuinn Manitoba They will praise Manitoba to us
Dùthaich fhuar gun ghual, gun mhòine A cold country with no coal or peat
   
Cha luig mi leas a bhith 'ga innse I don't need to say it
Nuair a ruigear 's ann a chithear That when we reach it we'll see it
Samhradh goirid, foghar sìtheil A short summer and a peaceful autumn
Geamhradh fada na droch-shìde A long winter of bad weather
   
Nam biodh agam fhin de stòras If I had riches
Dà dheis aodaich, paidhear bhrògan A change of clothes, a pair of shoes
Agus m' fharadh bhith 'nam phòca A prayer in my pocket
'S ann air Uibhist dhèanainn seòladh It is to Uist I would be saying
   
O mo dhùthaich 's tu th'air m'aire Oh my country is on my mind
Uibhist chubhraidh ùr nan gallan Fresh, fragrant Uist of the saplings
Far a faigh-te na daoin-uaisle Where the noble men are found
Far'm bu dual do mhac ic Ailein Who gave their hereditary allegiance to Mhic Ailean