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'S a Cholla mo ghaol, seachainn an caol |
Coll, my love, avoid the strait |
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Seachainn an caol, seachainn an caol |
Avoid the strait, avoid the strait |
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Cholla mo ghaol, seachainn an caol |
Coll, my love, avoid the strait |
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Seachainn an caol, tha mi |
Avoid the strait, I am |
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Tha mise làimh, tha mise làimh |
I am imprisoned, I am imprisoned |
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'S a Cholla mo ghràdh, seachainn am bàgh |
Coll, my love, avoid the bay |
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Seachainn am bàgh, seachainn am bàgh |
Avoid the bay, avoid the bay |
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Cholla mo ghràdh, seachainn am bàgh |
Coll, my love, avoid the bay |
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Seachainn am bàgh, tha mì |
Avoid the bay, I am |
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Tha mise làimh, tha mise làimh |
I am imprisoned, I am imprisoned |
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'S a Cholla mhìn a Mhic a Phì |
Gentle Coll of the MacPhees |
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Gur àirde chluinnte fuaim do phìob |
Loud the sound of your pipes could be heard |
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Eadar an Coire 's an Crianan |
Between the Corrie and Crinan |
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Mach 's a steach mu bheul Chaol Ìle |
In and out of the mouth of the Strait of Islay |
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O fhalbh, o fhalbh |
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'S a Cholla ghaòlaich, ghlac 'ad mi |
Beloved Coll, they have caught me |
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Cholla ghaolaich, ghlac 'ad mi |
Beloved Coll, they have caught me |
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'S a Cholla ghaòlaich, ghlac 'ad mi |
Beloved Coll, they have caught me |
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Gur h-ann 's a' caòl a ghlac 'ad mi |
It was in the strait that they caught me |
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'S a Cholla ghràdhaich sàbhail mì |
My dearest Coll, save me |
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Cholla ghràdhaich sàbhail mi |
Dearest Coll, save me |
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'S a Cholla ghràdhaich sàbhail mì |
My dearest Coll, save me |
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Gur h-ann 's a bhàgh a ghlac 'ad mì |
It was in the bay that they caught me |
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'S a Cholla mo rùn, seachainn an Dùn |
Coll, my love, avoid the fort |
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Seachainn an Dùn, seachainn an Dùn |
Avoid the fort, avoid the fort |
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Cholla mo rùn, seachainn an Dùn |
Coll, my love, avoid the fort |
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Seachainn an Dùn, tha mì |
Avoid the fort, I am |
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Tha mise làimh, tha mise làimh |
I am imprisoned, I am imprisoned |
