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Gur E Mis' Tha Gu Tinn |
| Credits : | Traditional; arranged by Maeve MacKinnon |
| Appears On : | Gaelic Scotland (compilation) |
| Language : | Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic) |
| Other Versions : | " Gaol Ise Gaol I " on Flora MacNeil's album Orain Floraidh |
| Lyrics : | English Translation : |
| Gur e mis' tha gu tinn | I am very unwell |
| Sèist : | Chorus (after each verse) : |
| E ho hù o hù o | E ho hù o hù o |
| Hao ri ri o hù o | Hao ri ri o hù o |
| Ro ho hì ho hì o | Ro ho hì ho hì o |
| Chan e goirteas mo chìnn | It is not my head that feels the pain |
| Ach na chuir mi dhan chìll | But the one I buried |
| Gaol ise 's luaidh i | My love, my beloved |
| Mi cuimir 's mi cruinn | I am bonnie, I am plump |
| 'S mi gu biorshùileach bìnn | I, with the sweet, bright eye |
| Mar chuthaig air craoibh | Like a cuckoo in a tree |
| Mar smeòrach air bèinn | Like a thrush on the hill |
| Mi dualach 's mi donn | With my long, curly locks |