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Uamh An Oir |
| Credits : | Arranged by Donnie Murdo MacLeod |
| Appears On : | Gaelic Scotland (compilation) |
| Language : | Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic) |
| Other Versions : |
"
Puirt A-Beul
" on Cliar's album Gun Tàmh
" Uamh An Oir " on Talitha MacKenzie's album Sólas " Uamh An Oir " on Margaret Stewart & Allan MacDonald's album Fhuair Mi Pog |
| Lyrics : | English Translation : |
| Is truagh a rìgh gun trì làmhan | My, it's a pity I don't have three hands |
| Dà làimh sa phìob, dà làimh sa phìob | Two hands for the pipe, two hands for the pipe |
| Is truagh a rìgh gun trì làmhan | My, it's a pity I don't have three hands |
| Dà làimh sa phìob 's làmh sa' chlaidheamh | Two hands for the pipe and one for the sword |
| Sèist : | Chorus (after each verse) : |
| Eadarainn a' chruit, a' chruit, a' chruit | Between us the harp, the harp, the harp |
| Eadarainn a' chruit, mo chuideachd air m'fhàgail | Between us the harp, since my kin has left me |
| Eadarainn a luaidh, a luaidh, a luaidh | Between us, my love, my love, my love |
| Eadarainn a luaidh, 's i ghall' uain a shàraich mi | Between us, my love, the green she-dog devastated me |
| Mo thaobh fodham m'fheòil air breòthadh | Lying on my side, my flesh rotting |
| Daol am shùil, daol am shùil | Beetle in my eye, beetle in my eye |
| Dà bhior iarainn gan sìor fhiaradh | Two iron pins continually thrusting |
| Ann am ghlùin, ann am ghlùin | Into my knee, into my knee |
| Bidh na minn mheigeach nan gobhar chreagach | Bleating kids will be rock-climbing goats |
| Man tig mise, man till mis' à Uamh an Oir, Uamh an Oir | Before I come, before I return from the Cave of Gold |
| 'S na lothan cliata nan eich dhialta | And meadow-pastured colts will be saddled for riding |
| Man tig mise, man till mis' à Uamh an Oir, Uamh an Oir | Before I come, before I return from the Cave of Gold |
| Bidh na laoigh bheaga nan crodh eadraidh | Young calves will be milking-cows |
| Man tig mise, man till mis' à Uamh an Oir, Uamh an Oir | Before I come, before I return from the Cave of Gold |
| 'S na mic uchda nam fir fheachda | And boys on the lap will be men-at-arms |
| Man tig mise, man till mis' à Uamh an Oir, Uamh an Oir | Before I come, before I return from the Cave of Gold |
| 'S iomadh maighdeann òg fo ceud bhàrr | Many's the young virgin in her first bloom |
| Thèid a-null, thèid a-null | Will have gone beyond, gone beyond |
| Man tig mise, man till mis' à Uamh an Oir, Uamh an Oir | Before I come, before I return from the Cave of Gold |