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Dh'éirich mi gu moch ro latha |
I got up early before dawn |
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Thug mi gu siùbhal nan gleannaibh |
I go to travelling the glens |
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Illean à i ó hu o hu |
Illean à i ó hu o hu |
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Chall o à i hiúraibh o ho |
Chall o à i hiúraibh o ho |
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Illean à i ó hu o hu |
Illean à i ó hu o hu |
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Thug mi gu siùbhal nan gleannaibh |
I go to travelling the glens |
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Thachair Dùghall rium 'na dheannaibh |
I met Dougal in a hurry |
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Thachair Dùghall rium 'na dheannaibh |
I met Dougal in a hurry |
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E ri fiadh bho bheinn gu baile |
Hunting deer from hill to home |
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E ri fiadh bho bheinn gu baile |
Hunting deer from hill to home |
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As a sin gu beul na mara |
From there to the edge of the sea |
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As a sin gu beul na mara |
From there to the edge of the sea |
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Dh'iarraidh e luaidh, clàr is salainn |
He would want lead, a board and salt |
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Dh'iarraidh e luaidh, clàr is salainn |
He would want lead, a board and salt |
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Bàta gus dhol dha na Hearadh |
A boat to go to Harris |
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Bàta gus dhol dha na Hearadh |
A boat to go to Harris |
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Sgiobar innt air cheathrair fearaibh |
With a skipper and four men |
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Sgiobar innt air cheathrair fearaibh |
With a skipper and four men |
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Chuireadh i thro chuan dha h-aindeoin |
Who could force it through the sea |
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(Sèist...) |
(Chorus...) |
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'Se faoileag a th'annad |
You are a seagull |
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Do sgiathan a' brìodal na gaoithe |
Your wings caressing the wind |
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Seall cho ard's tha thu seòladh |
See how high you fly |
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Air fiar mheidh do sgéith |
On the true balance of your wings |
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'Se bàta a th'annad |
You are a boat |
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Ann an saoghal fada on t-saoghal seo |
In a world far from this |
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Seòladh mi annad gu tir a' gheallaigh |
I will sail you to the promised land |
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Ni sinn crònan eadar na stallachan dearga |
We will croon between the red cliffs |
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Tha thu mar shealladh ann an aisling |
Your are like a dream vision |
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A chunnaic mi nuair a bha mi òg |
I saw when I was young |
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Tha thu ga mo bhuaireadh |
You torment me |
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Eader na cladaichean uaine |
Between the green shores |
