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English Translation
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Chorus (after each verse)
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E ho ro mo nigh'n donn, e ho ri mo nigh'n donn
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Hi ho ro my brown lass, hi ho ri my brown lass
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E ho ro mo nigh'n donn a' chùil rèidh
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Hi ho ro my brown lass of the smooth locks
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Rìbhinn òg a bha leam, dhèanadh còmhradh rium ciùin
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The young girl who was with me, who would speak to me softly
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Tha mo chridh-sa 'n diugh trom as do dhèidh
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I am heavy-hearted since you left
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'S e do chòmhradh, a rùin, guth bu cheòlmhoire leam
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Your voice, my darling, was more musical to me
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Na guth smeòraich an dlùth choill nan craobh
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Than the thrush in the depths of the forest
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Mar ri torghan nan all tigh'nn le aghaidh nam beann
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Like the gurgling of the stream coming down from the mountains
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Anns a' mhoch mhadainn shamhraidh ri m' thaobh
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On an early summer's morning
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Tha do nàdur, a luaidh, coibhneil, cairdeil gun ghruam
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Your nature, my love, is kind and friendly without sullenness
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Gur e d'àilleachd thug buaidh air gach tè
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Your beauty affected many
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Dh'èireadh m'aigne le sùnnd nuair choinnicheadh tu rium
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My spirits would be lifted when we met
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'S chuirinn fàilt' air nigh'n donn a' chùil rèidh
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And I would welcome my brown lass of the smooth locks
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Gur e coibneas do chainnt a chuir bruaillean am cheann
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It was the sincerity of your words that confused me
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Chaneil fuasgladh ach gann dhomh fo'n ghrèin
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There's no easy escape for me under the sun
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Chaneil leigheas do m'chràdh air an t-saoghal seo mhàin
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There's no solace for my pain in this world
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Mo nigh'n donn nan sùl blàth ach thu fèin
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But you, my warm-eyed brown-haired lass
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