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English Translation
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O failt' air do stùcan
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Oh hail to your crags
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Do choireachan ùdlaidh
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And dark corries
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Do bheanntainean sùghmhor
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Your solid mountains
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Far an siùbhlach am meann
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Where the young roe wander
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Tha 'n geamhradh le dhùdhlachd
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The gloom of winter
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Mu na meallaibh a' dùnadh
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Closes around the hills
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'S gach doire le bhùirean
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And the wind-blown groves
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Air a rùsgadh gu bonn
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Are completely stripped
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Is chi mi an Cuilionn
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And I see the Cullin
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Mar leómhann gun tioma
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Like a fearless lion
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Le fhiasaig de 'n t-sneachd
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With a beard of snow
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Air a phasgadh m' a cheann
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Encircling its head
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'S a ghruaidhean a' srùladh
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And its cheeks furrowed
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Le easannan smùideach
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By foaming waterfalls
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Tha tuiteam 'n an lùban
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Falling and twisting
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Gu ùrlar nan gleann
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To the glens below
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O c' àit' 'eil na gaisgich
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Oh where are the brave men
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A dh' àraich do ghlacan
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Who were reared in your glens
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Bu shuilbhire macnus
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Who moved with alacrity
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Mu stacan a' cheò?
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Around the misty hills?
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Le fùdar 'g a sgailceadh
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With powder fired
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Bho 'n cuilbheirean glana
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From clean muskets
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'S na mial-choin 'n an deannaibh
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And their mighty hunting dogs
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Nach fannaich 's an tòir
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Who never faltered in their search
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Na laoich nach robh meata
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The heroes uncowardly
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Ri aodann a' bhatail
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In the face of battle
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Nach aomadh gu taise
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Who would not yield readily
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Ri caismeachd an nàmh
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To the enemy's war cry
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Cha 'n eil raon agus machair
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On every field and plain
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Air 'n do sgaoil iad am bratach
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Where they unfurled their banner
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Nach d' fhàg iad an eachdraidh
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They left a historic legacy
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Gun mhasladh d'an àl
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Which does not disgrace their issue
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Ach 's caomh leam do ghleanntan
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But I love your glens
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Do shrathan 's do bheanntan
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Your valleys and mountains
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'S an ceò tha 'n a chadal
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With mist resting
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Air baideal nan àrd
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On their high pillars
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Na ciabhagan torach
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The fertile fields
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Na srònagan corrach
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The high promontories
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'S na sruthan ri coireal
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And the streams loudly calling
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Do 'n eilid's d' a h-àl
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The hind and her young
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Gu ma buan a bhios t' eachdraidh
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May your history be eternal
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Agus cliù aig do mhacaibh
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And your sons renowned
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Gus an crìonar an talamh
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Until the earth decays
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'S am paisgear na neòil
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And the heavens fold
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Fhad 's bhios sìoban na mara
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While the surf
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A' bualadh air carraig
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Pounds its rocky shore
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Bidh mo dhùrachd gun deireas
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I will never relinquish my love
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Do dh' Eilean a' cheò
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For the Isle of Mist
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