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English Translation
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Thog sinn oirnn gu tighinn dhan dùthaich
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We set a course for the land
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'S bha 'n ceò dùmhail air na beannan
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And a think mist shrouded the mountains
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Sèist
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Chorus (after each verse)
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Faill-iu ill eo illinn is o
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Faill-iu ill eo illinn is o
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Faill-iu o, cha d'fhuair mi 'n cadal
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Faill-iu o, I got no sleep
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Faill-iu ill eo illinn is o
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Faill-iu ill eo illinn is o
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Chuir sinn an jib beag an òrdan
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We put the little jib in order
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'S bha 'n fhairge a'dòrtadh thairis
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And the sea was pouring in
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Shaoil sinn gu b'e Maol na h-Ogha
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We thought that the peat stacks of Castlebay
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Cruachan mòna Bhàgh a'Chaisteil
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Were Maol na h-Ogha
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Bha aon fhear innte bha feumail
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There was at least one useful person on board
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Mac 'Ic Eoghainn teòma, sgairteil
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The lively, skillful grandson of Eoghan
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Caimbeulach cha b'e bu tàire
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Campbell, he was not to be scorned
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'Stiuireadh bàt' is gàbhadh mara
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Steering the boat on the perilous sea
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Ràinig sinne taigh na fialachd
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We arrived at the house of generosity
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'S am biadh cha robh oirnn a dh'easbhuidh
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Where there was no want of food
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Dh'fhiathaich iad sinn suas gu bòrdaibh
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They invited us to the table
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'S bha muc-fheòil ann, beòir is drama
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There was pork, beer and a dram
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Cha robh leithid fo na speuran
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It had no equal beneath the skies
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Taigh an Eireannaich am Barraigh
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The house of the Irishman in Barra
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