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English Translation
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Latha dhomh 's mi sraidearachd
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One day as I strolled
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Gu h-àrd os cionn Dhunèidean
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High above Edinburgh
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'S ann thachair orm an saighdear
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I met the soldier
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Is dh'fhoighneachd e mo sgeul dhiom
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And he asked me about myself
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Chorus
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Hi rì hill ò hug òirinn o
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Hi rì hill ò hug òirinn o
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Hi rì hill ò mo dhèideag
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Hi rì hill ò mo dhèideag
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Hi rì hill ò hug òirinn o
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Hi rì hill ò hug òirinn o
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'S ann thachair orm an saighdear
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I met the soldier
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Is dh'fhoighneachd e mo sgeul dhiom
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And he asked me about myself
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'S thuirt e rium a liostaiginn
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He asked me if I would enlist
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'S gun sheas mi greis 's gun dh'èist mi
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I stood for a while and listened
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'S thuirt e rium a liostaiginn
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He asked me if I would enlist
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'S gun sheas mi greis 's gun dh'èist mi
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I stood for a while and listened
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Is thuirt e rium 's a Ghàidhlig
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And he said to me in Gaelic
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'S i chiùird as fheàrr bho'n ghrèin i
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It's the best profession under the sun
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Is thug e dh'an taigh-òsda mi
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He took me to the inn
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On dheònaich e bhi rèidh rium
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Because he wished to befriend me
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Is chuir e bean na bainnse
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And he put the Queen's shilling
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Nam làimh am fianuis cheudan
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In my hand witnessed by hundreds
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Is chuir e bean na bainnse
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And he put the Queen's shilling
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Nam làimh am fianuis cheudan
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In my hand witnessed by hundreds
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Mo mhollachd aig an Fhrangach
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My curses on the Frenchman
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Na champa chaoidh cha tèid mi
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I will never go to his camp
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Mo mhollachd aig an Fhrangach
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My curses on the Frenchman
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Na champa chaoidh cha tèid mi
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I will never go to his camp
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'S mo mhollach aig a Chornailier
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And my curses on the Colonel
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Cha tug e fòrladh fhèin dhomh
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He did not even give me leave
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'S mo mhollach aig a Chornailier
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And my curses on the Colonel
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Cha tug e fòrladh fhèin dhomh
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He did not even give me leave
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'S na caileagan a pòsadh
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And the girls are marrying
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'S nach fhaigh mi còir air tè dhuibh
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And I cannot get one of them
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