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'S ann a bhruadar mi raoir |
I dreamed last night of |
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An eal' air a chuan 's i snàmh |
The swan swimming on the ocean |
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'S a h-aghaidh gu tìr |
Facing towards the land |
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Bha mo leannan, 's mi fhìn mar sgaoil |
My beloved and I were parted |
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Gura mise tha fo ghruaim |
I am deeply depressed |
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Bidh mi sin ach, a luaidh, an dràsd |
I shall continue to be so now |
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Gur e stroirm is droch uair |
It is storms and difficult circumstances |
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Tha gad shìor chumail bhuamsa ghràidh |
That constantly keep us apart, my love |
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Tha mo làmhan cho sgìth |
My arms are more weary |
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'S nach uarrainn mi innse 'n dràsd |
That I can express at the moment |
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'S mi ri tarrainn nan ròp |
As I heave the ropes |
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'S ri cumail nan seòl an àird |
To keep the sails up |
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Tha 'n léin tha rim chùl |
The shirt on my back |
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Cho fliuch 's a ni 'm bùrn no sàl |
Is as wet as fresh or salt water can make it |
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'S mi ri iarraidh dol sìos |
And my desire is to go |
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Far bheil nighean mo ghaoil a' tàmh |
To where my beloved is living |
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Gur e brìodal do bheòil |
It was the love-talk of your lips |
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A mheall mi 's mi òg is faoin |
That beguiled me when I was young and foolish |
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Ach nam faighinn mo mhiann |
But if I had my wish |
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Bhiodh marcraichean triall do chuim |
Horsemen would be going to fetch you |
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Thug thu gealladh as ùr |
You gave a new promise |
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'S chaidh an comann air chùil a bha |
And the bond that existed was set aside |
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Gura fhada bhon uair |
It is a long time now |
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O mheall iad thu bhuamsa ghràidh |
Since they deceitfully enticed you away from me, my love |
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Cha toir mi ort binn |
I shall pass no judgement on you |
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Ach innis dhomh 'n fhìrinn rèidh |
Only tell me the plain truth |
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Cha bhi naidheachd ri inns' |
There will be no tales told |
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Aig fear eil orm fhìn mad dhéidhinn |
By any man about you from me |
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'S ann a bhruadar mi raoir |
I dreamed last night of |
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An eal' air a chuan 's i snàmh |
The swan swimming on the ocean |
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'S a h-aghaidh gu tìr |
Facing towards the land |
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Bha mo leannan, 's mi fhìn mar sgaoil |
My beloved and I were parted |
