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Timber Timbre Tha Mulad, Tha Mulad
   
Credits: Traditional; arranged by Whistlebinkies
   
Appears On: Timber Timbre
   
Language: Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)
   
Other Versions: "Mairead Nan Cuiread" on Anna Murray's album Into Indigo
"Tha Mulad" on Sìleas' album Delighted With Harps
"Mairead Nan Cuiread" on Tannas' album Rù-Rà
   

Lyrics: English Translation:
   
Tha mulad, tha mulad Sadness, sadness
Tha lionn-dubh arm fhéin Deep melancholy is mine
Hì rì hoireann ó, hì rì hoireann ó Hì rì hoireann ó, hì rì hoireann ó
Tha de mhingean air m'aire There is such despaire in me
Nì nach aidich mo bheul That my mouth cannot confess it
Hì ri ri ri o ho, roho hì hoireann ó Hì ri ri ri o ho, roho hì hoireann ó
   
M'an òganach ghasda About the fine youth
Ùr-mharcach nan steud Young rider of steeds
Hì rì hoireann ó, hì rì hoireann ó Hì rì hoireann ó, hì rì hoireann ó
M'an taca seo 'n uiridh Around this time last year
Bu thoil leat m'fhuran ro cheud You liked my banter above hundreds
Hì ri ri ri o ho, roho hì hoireann ó Hì ri ri ri o ho, roho hì hoireann ó
   
Chan mhò ort mi'm bliadhna This year you like
Na eunlaith nan speur The birds of the air as much
Hì rì hoireann ó, hì rì hoireann ó Hì rì hoireann ó, hì rì hoireann ó
Chan inns dha m' phiuthar I wouldn't tell even my sister
Meud mo chumh' as do dhéidh How much I mourn you
Hì ri ri ri o ho, roho hì hoireann ó Hì ri ri ri o ho, roho hì hoireann ó
   
Na dha m' mhàthair a rug mi Or the mother who bore me
Chuir mi cudtrom 'na ceum I made her step heavy
Hì rì hoireann ó, hì rì hoireann ó Hì rì hoireann ó, hì rì hoireann ó
Tha sac trom air mo chridhe There is a heavy load on my heart
Nach tog fidheall nan teud That no stringed fiddle will lift
Hì ri ri ri o ho, roho hì hoireann ó Hì ri ri ri o ho, roho hì hoireann ó
   
Ach a Mhairead nan cuiread But wily Margaret
'S dàn a chuir thu arm breug Boldly you slandered me
Hì rì hoireann ó, hì rì hoireann ó Hì rì hoireann ó, hì rì hoireann ó
Thilg thu arm-sa mar ailis You cast up to me in slander
Nach b'uilear dhomh 'm bréid That I needed a snood
Hì ri ri ri o ho, roho hì hoireann ó Hì ri ri ri o ho, roho hì hoireann ó
   
Gu robh leanabh am pasgadh There was a child hidden
Fo asna mo chléibh Behind my ribcage
Hì rì hoireann ó, hì rì hoireann ó Hì rì hoireann ó, hì rì hoireann ó
Cuim nach innseadh tu'n fhìrinn Why couldn't you tell the truth
Mar a dh'innsinn ort fhéin As I would about you
Hì ri ri ri o ho, roho hì hoireann ó Hì ri ri ri o ho, roho hì hoireann ó
   
Ann an làthair mo thighearn In the presence of my lord
Far am bithinn 's tu réidh Where you and I would be on equal terms
Hì rì hoireann ó, hì rì hoireann ó Hì rì hoireann ó, hì rì hoireann ó
Thilg thu arm-sa mar dhearrais You cast up to me, for spite
Gu robh m'athair an éis That my father was poor
Hì ri ri ri o ho, roho hì hoireann ó Hì ri ri ri o ho, roho hì hoireann ó
   
Cha b'ionann dha m'athair My father was different
'S dha d'athair-sa fhéin From your father
Hì rì hoireann ó, hì rì hoireann ó Hì rì hoireann ó, hì rì hoireann ó
Cha b'ionann dha'n taighean And their houses were different
'N àm laighe do'n ghréin At the time of sun setting
Hì ri ri ri o ho, roho hì hoireann ó Hì ri ri ri o ho, roho hì hoireann ó
   
'S ann gheibhte, 'n taigh d'athar-s' In your father's house
Cinn is cnamhan an éisg Heads and bones of fish were to be found
Hì rì hoireann ó, hì rì hoireann ó Hì rì hoireann ó, hì rì hoireann ó
'S ann gheibhte, 'n taigh m'athar-s' In my father's house
Cinn is casan an fhéidh Heads and feet of deer
Hì ri ri ri o ho, roho hì hoireann ó Hì ri ri ri o ho, roho hì hoireann ó