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Into Indigo Gad Ionndrainn
   
Credits: Traditional; arranged by Anna Mhoireach
   
Appears On: Into Indigo
   
Language: Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)
   

Lyrics: English Translation:
   
Nach mis' tha gu trom My heart is heavy
Glas chiamhaig nam cheann My hair is turning gray
Tha mi brist', tha mi aonranach brònach I am broken, lonely and sad
Oir tha màthair mo chloinn For the mother of my children
Bean mo ghaoil is mo mhnaoi The woman I loved, my wife
Anns a' chladh air an Aoidh fo na fòidean Lies buried in the graveyard at Eye
   
Cha thuig duine gu bràth No one could ever understand
Meud mo mhulaid 's mo chràdh The extent of my grief and pain
Tha mo chlann air am fàgail gun mhàthair My children have been left motherless
Chan eil madainn no oidhch' No morning or night passes
Nach bi mi ga caoidh Without my lamenting her
Air a son shil mi deòirean gun nàire Without embarrassment, I have shed tears for her
   
Tha an sgiath a bha blàth The wing which was warm
Air a càradh 's na clàir Is buried in the coffin-boards
'S bha do bhàs dhuinn mar deireadh an t-saoighail And your death was like the end of our world
Oir tha'n dachaigh 'bha blàth For the home which was warm
Lan gaol agus gràdh And full of love has been plundered
Air a creachadh, 's na ballan air sgaoileadh And the walls have been destroyed
   
Cha teid mionaid do bhàis I will never forget
As mo chuimhne gu bràth The moment of your death
Bha do chlann air do chùram nad éiginn Your children nursed you in your suffering
Nuair a dhùin mi do shùil When I closed your eyes
Bu ro bhòidheach do ghnùis Your face was so beautiful
Mar an ròs fon an driùchd anns a' Chéitein Like a dew-decked May rose
   
Tha mi cinnteach, a luaidh I am certain, my love
Gu bheil thu 'm Pàrras ud shuas That you are in Paradise above
Tha na dh' fhuiling thu nis air do chùlaibh All you suffered is now behind you
Gus an dùin mi mo shùil Until I close my eyes
Anns a' chadal nach dùisg In eternal slumber
Ga d' ionndrainn bi mi, is toirt cliù dhuit I will miss you, and praise you