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Lore Alasdair MacColla
Credits : Traditional; arranged by Ciarįn Brennan
Appears On : Lore
Language : Gąidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)
Other Versions : " Alasdair Mhic Cholla Ghasda " on Capercaillie's album Sidewaulk
" Alasdair Mhic Cholla Ghasda " on James Graham's album Siubhal
" Alasdair Mhic Cholla Ghasda " on Flora MacNeil's album Craobh Nan Ubhal

Lyrics : English Translation :
Alasdair Mhic o ho Alexander son, o ho
Cholla Ghasda o ho Of gallant Cholla, o ho
As do laimh-s' gun o ho Into your hand, o ho
Earbainn tapaidh trom eile I would heroic entrust deeds, trom eile
Sčist : Chorus :
Chall eile bho chall a ho ro Chall eile bho chall a ho ro
Chall eile bho chall a ho ro Chall eile bho chall a ho ro
Chall eile huraibh i chall a ho ro Chall eile huraibh i chall a ho ro
Haoi o ho trom eile Haoi o ho trom eile
As do laimh-s' gun o ho Into your hand, o ho
Earbainn tapaidh o ho I would entrust heroic deeds, o ho
Mharbhadh Tighearna o ho The Lord of Ach-nam-breac, o ho
Ach-nam-Brac leat trom eile Would be killed by you, trom eile
(Sčist) (Chorus)
Mharbhadh Tighearna o ho The Lord of Ach-nam-breac, o ho
Ach-nam-Breac leat o ho Would be killed by you, o ho
Thiolaigeadh e o ho He would be buried, o ho
An oir an lochain trom eile At the edge of the loch, trom eile
(Sčist) (Chorus)
'S ged 's beag mi fein o ho And although I myself was small, o ho
Bhuail mi ploc air o ho I threw a clot of earth on him, o ho
Chuala mi'n de o ho I heard yesterday, o ho
Sgeul nach b'ait leam trom eile A sad story, trom eile
(Sčist) (Chorus)
Chuala mi'n de o ho I heard yesterday, o ho
Sgeul nach b'ait leam o ho A sad story, o ho
Glaschu a bhith o ho That Glasgow, o ho
Dol 'na lasair trom eile Was going down, trom eile
(Sčist) (Chorus)
Glaschu a bhith o ho That Glasgow, o ho
Dol 'na lasair o ho Was going down, o ho
'S Obair-Dheathain o ho And Aberdeen, o ho
'N deidh a chreachadh trom eile Is being pillaged, trom eile