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A rìbhinn òg bheil cuimhn' agad |
Fair maiden, do you remember |
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'S a ghruagach dhonn an cluinn thu mi? |
And brown-haired lass, do you hear me? |
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A rìbhinn òg bheil cuimhn' agad |
Fair maiden, do you remember |
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An oidhche mu'n do sheòl mi? |
The night before I sailed? |
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Gur fada, fada thall thà mi |
Far, far I am away |
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'S chan fhaigh mi null a shealltuinn ort |
And I cannot come to see you |
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'S ged dhirinn bhàrr nan crann aice |
And although I climb to the top of the masts |
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Chan fheic mi beanntan Leodhais |
I cannot see the hills of Lewis |
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A ghruagach na biodh àmghar ort |
My dearest, do not be anxious |
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Òir 's cinnteach thà mo làmh-sa dhuit |
For surely I will give you my hand |
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'S tù a ghràigh as fheàrr leam |
I prefer you to anyone else |
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Nà mo mhàthair dh'àraich òg mi |
Even my mother who brought me up |
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Thà mi falbh Di-Ciadain uat |
I am leaving you on Wednesday |
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'S chan fhaic thu air son bliadhna mi |
And I won't see you for another year |
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'S feuch nach dèan an cianalas |
Try not to let our parting |
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Do liathadh ged is òg thu |
Make you gray although you are young |
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Nuair bhios mi gun chompanach |
When I am without a companion |
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'S a bhios an oidhche trom orm |
And I feel the night long |
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Bidh gealach toir 'nam chuimhne |
The moon brings to mind |
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Liuthad oidhche bha sin còmhla |
The many nights we were together |
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(Chorus 2x) |
