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Chorus (after each verse): |
Illuin o hi ri ho ro ho |
Illuin o hi ri ho ro ho |
Illuin o hi ri ho ro |
Illuin o hi ri ho ro |
Na huilirin o hi ri ho ro ho |
Na huilirin o hi ri ho ro ho |
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Alasdair og Mhic Ic Neacail |
Young Alasdair Nicholson |
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B'fhearr leam fhin gum beirinn mac dhuit |
I wish I could bear you a son |
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Coignear na sianar na seachdnar |
Five or six or seven |
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Chuirinn ciurd an laimh gach fear dhuit |
I would give each one a trade |
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Bheirinn cioch is gluinn dha'n asgaidh |
I would suckle the and raise them without payment |
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Thogainn suas air mar a' bhas fhasa iad |
I would bring them up where it would be easiest |
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Air mo ghualainn far am faicte iad |
On my shoulder where they could be seen |
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Fear na Dhiuc dhiubh's fear na Chaipean |
One a duke and one a captain |
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Fear air a long mhor as Sasunn |
One on a big ship in England |
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Fear na dhrobhair mor na mart dhuibh |
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Fear na sgriobhadair am Peart dhaibh |
One a writer in Perth |