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'Nuair chruinn'cheas an òigridh |
When the young people gather |
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Gu mire 's gu sòlas |
For fun and delight |
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Tha mise 'nam ònar |
I am alone |
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'S an t-seòmar gun ghleus |
And sad in the room |
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A'cuimhneachadh còmhraidh |
Remembering the talk |
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An fhleasgaich a leòn mi |
Of the young man who hurt me |
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'S a'ghaoil thug mi òg |
And the love I gave when I was young |
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Do mo Dhòmhnullan fhéin |
To my own Donald |
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Tha m'athair 's mo mhàthair |
My father and mother |
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Ri gearan 's ri cànran |
Are complaining and saying |
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'S a'cantainn nach fheàrr mi |
That I was no better |
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Na pàisde gun chéill |
Than a child with no sense |
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Mo ghaol thoirt a dh'òigfhear |
To give my love to a young man |
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Tha daonnan a'seòladh |
Who is always sailing |
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'S a'sgaoileas a stòras |
And spreading his wealth |
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Gun ghò ris gach té |
About without heed to each girl |
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Tha bliadhn' agus còrr bho |
It's more than a year |
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Na thriall e bho 'eòlas |
Since he traveled out of sight |
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'S tha 'iomhaigh cho beò dhomh |
And his image is as alive to me |
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'S ged sheòladh e 'n dé |
As if he'd sailed yesterday |
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Cha ghéill mi do dh'òigfhear |
I won't submit to a young man |
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'S cha tréig mi na bòidean |
And I won't go back on the vows |
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A sheulaich mi òg |
I made when I was young |
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Do mo Dhòmhnullan fhéin |
To my own Donald |
