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English Translation
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A mhaighdeannan 's a mhnathan òg
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Maidens and young women
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Chorus (after each verse)
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Hó i rì liù ail o
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Hó i rì liù ail o
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Hó ro 's na hiuraibh ó
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Hó ro 's na hiuraibh ó
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Hó i rì liù ail o
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Hó i rì liù ail o
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An cuala sibh mar dh' éirich dhómhs'
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Have you heard what befell me
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'Steach gu acarsaid na Sròm
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When approaching Strome's anchorage?
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Bhrist an t-slat is shràc an seòl
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The sail-yard broke and the sail was rent
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Chaidh na croinn dhan chuan mhòr
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The masts fell into the depths
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Chaidh na b' fhaide bhuam na seòid
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The sailors drifted further away
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Ged tha aon mhac m' athair beò
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Though one of my father's sons is alive
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Mac mo mhàthair rinn mo leòn
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It was my mother's son who caused my distress
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E bhith 'n grunnd a' chuain gun deò
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He lies lifeless at the bottom of the sea
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Nach giùlan a cholainn còt'
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He body will not bear a coat
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Nach giùlan a chas a' bhròg
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His foot will not bear a shoe
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Nach giùlan a làmh an dòrn
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His hand will not bear an oar
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'Illean chridheil, bitheamaid beò
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Hearty fellows, we will live on
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Gu dè feum a th' anns a' bhròn
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What is the point in sorrow?
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Cha toir caoineadh daoine beò
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Weeping will not restore the men
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Nan toireadh, chaoininn-sa gu leòr
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If it did, I would cry many tears
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