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English Translation
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M'aithair 's mo Dhia, dean Thus' ardion
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Oh Lord, my God will you protect
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Mi fhein 's mo naoidhean beagan mhios
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Me and my child of but a few months?
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Gur gann an t-uisg', 's gur gann an siol
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Scarce is the water, scarce the grain
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Sinn creuchdach, acrach, brointe, piant'
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We are hungry, bruised and pained with sores
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'Adhlaichte an-diugh mo luaidh
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My beloved one was buried today
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'S nach aithnich mise uaigh seach uaigh
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But I cannot tell one grave from the next
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Measg mhiltean a Tigre tha e na shuain
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His resting place is with thousands from Tigre
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Coinhead Thusa, a Thighearna, oirnn le truas
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Look on us, Lord, with pity
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Sinn a'famachadh le teas na grein'
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We faint in the intense heat of the sun
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Nuair dh'eireas i an-aird sna speur
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As it rises in the cloudless sky
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Sinn ga ar meileachadh le fuachd
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And at midnight in our ragged attire
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Meadlian oidhche, 's ar sgeadachadh cho truagh
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We are numbed with cold
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An tig, a Thigearna, uisge trom
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God, let the rain come soon
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Bheir a-mach toradh bhon talamh lom?
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Let it bring forth crops from this arid land
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Cum rium mo chreidamh anmad fhein
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Strengthen my faith in you, Lord
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Na canam 'an-do threig thu mi, mo Dhia?
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And let me not say that you have forsaken me
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Cheus riaghaltas eile Criosd air crann
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Other rulers crucified Christ on the cross
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'S tha luchd-breug gar biathadh-sa gu teann
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And we are fed poorly by a similar regime
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Doirt a-muas do mhaitheas chaoimh, a Dhe
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Pour down your healing kindness, God
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Na leig an t-ole buileachadh gu leir
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Do not let evil conquer completely
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