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Carn Air A' Mhonadh |
| Credits : | Duncan Johnstone |
| Appears On : | Nuair Bha Mi Òg |
| Language : | Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic) |
| Lyrics : | English Translation : |
| Sèist : | Chorus (after each verse) : |
| Togaibh an t-Arannach | Lift up the Arran man |
| 'S fàgamaid Ile | And we will leave Islay |
| Togaibh o'n talamh e | Lift him from the ground |
| Aonghas, mo ghràdh-sa | Angus, my dear one |
| Togaibh an t-Arannach | Lift up the Arran man |
| 'S leigibh a sìos e | And take him up from below |
| Arainn 's an t-sealladh dhuinn | Arran is in our sights |
| Togaibh an càrn | Build up the cairn |
| Togaibh an carragh | Build the monument |
| Gach caraid is dìleas | Every friend and faithful one |
| Togaibh an carragh | Build the monument |
| Air mullach Bheinn Bhàin | On the peak of Beinn Bhàin |
| Togaibh an carragh | Build the monument |
| Air talamh nan Ileach | On Islay soil |
| Arainn 's an t-sealladh dhuinn | Arran is in our sights |
| Togaibh an càrn | Build up the cairn |
| Dhachaidh do dh' Arainn | Home to Arran |
| O deànaibh a ghiùlan | Oh bear his corpse |
| Esan bha airidh | He who was worthy |
| Air cliù anns a' bhlàr | Of praise on the battlefield |
| Ruigibh an cala | Reach the harbor |
| Is greasaibh an iubhrach | And prepare the sailboat |
| Is rachadh i thairis | And she will carry |
| Le Aonghas, mo ghràdh | Angus, my dear one, home |