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Suilean Dubh 'S Toigh Leam Cruinneag Dhonn Nam Bo
   
Credits: Traditional; arranged by Tannas
   
Appears On: Suilean Dubh
   
Language: Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)
   

Lyrics: English Translation:
   
Sèist: Chorus (after each verse):
'S toigh leam cruinneag dhonn nam bó I love the brown-haired milkmaid
Shuibhlainn leat troimh choill nan cnò I would traverse the hazel-wood with you
'S toigh leam cruinneag dhonn nam bó I love the brown-haired milkmaid
   
'S toigh leam cruinneag dhonn na h-àrigh I love the brown-haired lass from the shieling
Dh'an tug mi mo ghràdh 's mi òg To whom I pledged my love as a youth
   
'S toigh leam banarach na buaile I love the milkmaid from the fold
Buain a'fhraoich gu dath a' chlò Plucking the heather to dye the cloth
   
Shiùbhlainn leat troimh choill a' bharraich I would walk through the birch-forest with you
Ged bhiodh càch a fanaid òirnn Though the others would be mocking us
   
Ri cur a' chrodh-laoigh dh'an innis When putting the cows to pasture
Dh'aithnichinn a' tighinn do cheòl I would recognize you by your singing
   
'S toigh leam cruinneag dhonn nam bó... I love the brown-haired milkmaid...