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Ho rò, chan eil cadal orm |
Ho rò, I am unable to sleep |
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Chan eil m' air' air sòlas |
I cannot think of happiness |
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Mo chùlaibh ri ceòl gàire |
I have turned my back on laughter |
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Bho 'n latha chaidh mo phòsadh |
Since the day I was married |
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Ho rò, chan eil cadal orm |
Ho rò, I am unable to sleep |
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Bha m'athair is mo mhàthair |
My father, my mother |
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'S mo bhràithrean uile deònach |
And all my brothers were willing |
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Mo phòsadh ris an t-seann fhear |
To have me married to the old fellow |
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On bha mi gann de stòras |
Because I had no wealth |
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Ho rò, chan eil cadal orm |
Ho rò, I am unable to sleep |
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'S e 'n t-òr a thug an car asam |
It was gold which deceived me |
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'S e 'n seann fhear rinn mo bhuaireadh |
The old man sorely tried me |
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'S e 'm pòsadh rinn mo shàrach |
Marriage has distressed me |
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'S tha bhlàth siud air mo ghruaidh-sa |
As you can see from the pallor of my cheek |
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Ho rò, chan eil cadal orm |
Ho rò, I am unable to sleep |
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Chan eil m' air' air sòlas |
I cannot think of happiness |
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Mo chùlaibh ri ceòl gàire |
I have turned my back on laughter |
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Bho 'n latha chaidh mo phòsadh |
Since the day I was married |
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Ho rò, chan eil cadal orm |
Ho rò, I am unable to sleep |
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Nuair bhios càch 's na bailtean 's iad |
While others in the townships |
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A' crathadh an cuid ghùntaibh |
Are flaunting their nightgowns |
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Bidh mise leis an t-seann fhear |
I lie with the old man |
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A's srann aig air mo chùlaibh |
As he snores behind me |
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Ho rò, chan eil cadal orm |
Ho rò, I am unable to sleep |
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Comhairl' oirbh a chaileagan |
My advice to you, young girls |
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An earail seo na diùltaibh |
Do not disregard this caution |
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Gun tàir a dhean' air òigfhear |
Is not to despise a young man |
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Ged bhios a sporran sùmhail |
However tight his purse |
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Ho rò, chan eil cadal orm |
Ho rò, I am unable to sleep |
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Chan eil m' air' air sòlas |
I cannot think of happiness |
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Mo chùlaibh ri ceòl gàire |
I have turned my back on laughter |
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Bho 'n latha chaidh mo phòsadh |
Since the day I was married |
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Ho rò, chan eil cadal orm |
Ho rò, I am unable to sleep |
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Ho rò, chan eil cadal orm |
Ho rò, I am unable to sleep |
|
Chan eil m' air' air sòlas |
I cannot think of happiness |
|
Mo chùlaibh ri ceòl gàire |
I have turned my back on laughter |
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Bho 'n latha chaidh mo phòsadh |
Since the day I was married |
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Ho rò, chan eil cadal orm |
Ho rò, I am unable to sleep |
