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English Translation
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Sèist
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Chorus (after each verse)
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Nighean donn a' chuailein rìomhaich
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Brown-haired girl of the beautiful tresses
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B' àlainn, uasal, buaidh do shinnsir
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Lovely, noble, triumph of your ancestry
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Nighean donn a' chuailein rìomhaich
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Brown-haired girl of the beautiful tresses
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Ghràdhaich mi do leannanachd
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I enjoy your courtship
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'S ann a' fuireach thall 's na cluaintean
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Living yonder in the pastures
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Tha nigh'n bhàn a rinn mo bhuaireadh
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Is the fair girl who has tempted me
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Mach o ùr fhuil ghlan gun truailleadh
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Descended from flesh, fine, undefiled blood
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Sìol nam buadh 's na lannaireachd
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From talented, radiant stock
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An àm don bharrach a bhith brùchdadh
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When the top branches are bursting forth
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Bhiodh na smeòraichean a' dùsgadh
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The thrushes would be wakening
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Air bhàrr gheugan a' seinn ciùil
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On the ends of the branches, singing their songs
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'S a' togail cliù mo leannain-sa
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About my love's renown
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Thug mi cion 's chan fhaod mi àicheadh
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I gave my love and I cannot deny it
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Do nigh'n duinn a' chuailein àlainn
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To the brown-haired girl of the lovely curls
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'S mòr gum b' fheàrr bhith suidhe làmh rith'
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I would rather sit beside her
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Na fìon Spàinnd' is caineal ann
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Than have Spanish wine with cinnamon
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