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English Translation
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Sèist
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Chorus (after each verse)
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Mo bheannachd dhan bhàillidh ùr
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My compliments to the new bailiff
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'S tu fhèin a choisinn an cliù
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Who earned a reputation
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Nuair a thàinig e le thrùp
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When he arrived with his troop
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Dh'uaislean o dhùthaich MhicLeòid
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Of noblemen from the land of MacLeod
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Thàine tu led bhàirdse cruinn
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You came with your barge
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Ghabh thu timcheall air Port Rìgh
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And went 'round Portree
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Thogadh do shaighdearan cìs
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Your soldiers would collect tax
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Fhad 's a mhaireadh strì nan dòrn
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While the fight lasted
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Is thàine tu led bhàirds' mun cuairt
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You came with your barge
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Ghabh thu timcheall 'Chinn a Tuath
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And went 'round the North End
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Is dh'inns thu dhaibh gun gheilt gun ghruaim
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Informing them without cowardice or gloom
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Gur e 'n cuan a bha fo sròin
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That you were master of the open seas
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Is ùr a' chraobh on d' rinn thu fàs
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You are the offshoot of a vigorous tree
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Na bha fon talamh dhith 's gu h-àrd
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In root and branch
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Gun mhosgan am bun no 'm bàrr
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A beautiful young fir
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Ach an giuthas àlainn òg
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Without decay in root or foliage
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Is Dòmhnallaich sibh taobh air thaobh
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You are MacDonald on both sides
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Làmh dhearg as suaicheantas dhuibh
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Your crest is a red hand
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Long is bradan 's leòmhann, craobh
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A galley, a salmon, a tree, a thistle
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Gidheagan is fraoch glas òg
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And young, green heather
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