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English Translation
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An t-eilean mu thuath, an iomull a' chuain
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The isle to the north, by the edge of the ocean
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An t-eilean 's an d'fhuair mi m'àrach
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The isle where I was brought up
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Far an d'fhuair mi 's mi òg bainne fìorghlan ri òl
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Where I got when young the purest milk to drink
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'S bha m'anam tigh'nn beò 's a' fàs leis
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And my soul came alive and grew with it
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An t-eilean a tuath, an t-eilean tha fuar
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The isle to the north, the island that's cold
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'Se Leódhas bho thuath mo ghràidh e
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It is Lewis, the isle of my love
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Far nach cluinn mi ri m'bheò bhi sealg no bhi 'g òl
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Where I'll never hear hunting or drinking
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No làmhadh no òrd air an t-Sàbaid
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Or chopping or hammering on the Sabbath
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Nach mis' tha gu truagh gu tùrsach 's fo ghruaim
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I am very sad, depressed and poor
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Bho chuir mi ri tuath mo chùlaibh
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Since I turned my back on the north
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Nuair choisich i dìan chuir i curs' oirre 'n iar
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When the boat got underway she set a course for the west
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'S thug dorchadas dhìomsa Mùirneag
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And darkness swallowed up the hill of Muirneag
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Chan eil math domh no stàth bhi tuiream 's a' chàs
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It won't do me any good to lament my state
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Chan aithreachas tràth a th'ann domh
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My feeling of remorse is not new to me
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Chan urrainn mi snàmh gu cuideachd mo ghràidh
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I can't swim across to the people of my affections
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No coiseachd air tràigh do Leódhas
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Or walk on the shore of Lewis
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An t-eilean mu thuath, an iomull a' chuain
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The isle to the north, by the edge of the ocean
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An t-eilean 's an d'fhuair mi m'àrach
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The isle where I was brought up
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Far an d'fhuair mi 's mi òg bainne fìorghlan ri òl
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Where I got when young the purest milk to drink
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'S bha m'anam tigh'nn beò 's a' fàs leis
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And my soul came alive and grew with it
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