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English Translation
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Tha caileag as t-earrach
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There is this young lass
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A dh' fhalbh às a' bhaile againn fh́n
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Who left the village early in spring
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Chan fhaiceadh tu samhail
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You could never see the likes of her
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Ged a shiubhladh tu roinnean an t-saoghail
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Although you travelled the whole world
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Chan iarraidh i caisbheart
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She didn't need shoes
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Ged a bhitheadh an sneachd air an raon
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Even when the snow covered the ground
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Ach 's iomadh fear baile
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So that many a landlord
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Nach iarraidh leath' fearann no ń
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Would forsake both land and cattle for her hand
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Sèist
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Chorus (after each verse)
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Air fàillearainn, ́llearainn
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Air fàillearainn, ́llearainn
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Ùillearainn ̣ oro laoigh
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Ùillearainn ̣ oro laoigh
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Air fàillearainn, ́llearainn
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Air fàillearainn, ́llearainn
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Ùillearainn ̣ oro laoigh
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Ùillearainn ̣ oro laoigh
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Air fàillearainn, ́llearainn
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Air fàillearainn, ́llearainn
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Ùillearainn ̣ oro laoigh
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Ùillearainn ̣ oro laoigh
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Cur às do gun fhios
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Trying to suppress hidden feelings
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A dh' fhàg mis' ann an cuing do ghaoil
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Has me under the yoke of your love
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Na faighinns' an cothrom
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I could have a marriage
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Air snaoim a tha beannaight' aig clèir
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Blessed by the clergy
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Chan iarainn leat fearann no tuath
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I would not ask for land or farm
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A tha cur thairis le sprèidh
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With lots of cattle as a dowry
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Chan iarainn leat tochar
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I would not look for a dowry at all
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Bu shuarach an sochar dhomh e
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As that would be mean of me
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'S 'nam iasgair na mara
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For as a fisherman I would ensure
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Chan fhaicinn ort gainne no feum
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You wouldn't go short of anything
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Tha am baile cho falamh
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This village seems so empty
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̉ thug do chasan thar chuain
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Since you went overseas
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Mo lèirsinn air dalladh
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My eyesight has gone
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'S nach fhaigh mi do shealladh thoirt bhuam
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But my vision of you remains
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Tha an latha cho fada
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The days seem so long
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Ís an oidhche cha chaidil mi uair
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And I can't get any sleep at night
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Ri caoidh na h-̣g chailin
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Lamenting the young maid
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A mhill mo shonas ís mo shnuadh
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Who has ruined my peace of mind and my appearance
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As d' aonais, a leannain
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Without you, my love
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Tha mise mar leanabh gun trẹir
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I'm like a helpless child
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Le dubhar air m' anam
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My soul is in darkness
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Is thrèid na speuran an gḷir
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And the spheres have forsaken their glory
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An lionn th' air mo chridhe
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Depression lies on my heart
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Cha thogar le mire no cẹl
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Which sport or music cannot lift
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'S às d' aonais do chomainn
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And without your company
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A ghaoil, cha teic dhomh bhith bẹ
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Love, there is no point in living
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O pill rium, a leannain
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Oh return to me, my love
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'S na fàg mo thuireadh gun cheann
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Do not let my sorrow go on forever
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Air faidead do thuruis
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However long your journey
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Bidh mise ri feitheamh 'sa' ghleann
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I'll wait for you in the glen
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'S ma pḥsas fear eil' thu
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And if you should marry someone else
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'S mo dḥchas uile air chall
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And all hope is lost
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Thèid mise dhan ùir oir
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I will go to the grave
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'S e d' iargain a chuireas mi ann
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And it's longing for you that will put me there
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