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Chorus (after each verse): |
Air fà lì leó |
Air fà lì leó |
Horo ghealladh éile |
Horo ghealladh éile |
Air fà lì leó |
Air fà lì leó |
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'S mise seo 's tha mulad orm |
I am here with sadness |
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Ch-uile h-aon a' pòsadh |
Everyone is marrying |
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'S mise seo gun phòsadh fhathast |
I am still here unmarried |
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Fuireach ann am ònar |
Staying by myself |
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Seann duine cha ghabh mi idir |
An old man I shall not have |
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Bidh e fada 'g éirigh |
He will be long arising |
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Fada 'cuir a churrag air |
Long putting his cap on |
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Fada 'dol na éideadh |
Long putting his clothes on |
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Cha téid e mach gun am bata |
He won't go out without his stick |
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Cha tig e steach gun an ad air |
He won't come in without his hat on |
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Saoilidh e gur geòidh na cearcan |
He thinks hens are geese |
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Saoilidh e gur caoraich creagan |
He thinks sheep are the rocks |
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Saoilidh e gur luchainn lachan |
He thinks the duck is a mouse |
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Saoilidh e gur siùcar sneachda |
He thinks the snow is sugar |
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Saoilidh e gur làir a' searrach |
He thinks the foal is a mare |
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B'annsa balach sgiobalt dhomh |
A smart young mand would be more acceptable |
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Thogadh is a leagadh mi |
Who would lift me up and lay me down |
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Thogadh mi á féithe |
Who would lift me out of a bog |
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(Sèist 2x) |
(Chorus 2x) |