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English Translation
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Sèist
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Chorus (after each verse)
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Air fàillirinn iù
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Air fàillirinn iù
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Horo iùilrinn o
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Horo iùilrinn o
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Air fàillirinn iù
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Air fàillirinn iù
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Gur mise tha fo mhulad
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I am sad
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Air uilinn nan stùc
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As I recline on the rocky slopes
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Mi coimhead Caol Muile
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I look towards the Sound of Mull
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'S cha ghrunnaich mi null
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But can't wade across
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Far an d'fhàg mi mo mhàthair
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Where I left my mother
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Air a càradh 's an ùir
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Buried in the ground
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Far an d'fhàg mi mo leannan
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Where I left my sweetheart
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Caol mala 's rosg ciúin
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With the narrow eyebrows and calm eyes
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Chì mi'm bàta dol seachad
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I see the boat sailing by
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Leam is lapach a "crew"
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Her crew seems to me to be faltering
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'S mur an deachaidh mi mearachd
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If I am not mistaken
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Bha mo leannan air stiùir
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My sweetheart is steering
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Dol seachad air Eirinn
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Sailing past Ireland
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Chaidh mo chèile 's a' ghrunnd
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My husband went to the ocean floor
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Air bhàrr nan tonn uaine
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On the top of the green waves
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'S iad a suaineadh a siùil
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As the boat's sails were twisted
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Air a bhàrr nan tonn glasa
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On top of the gray waves
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Muir a' sgapadh a bùird
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With the sea splashing on the boat's decks
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'S daor a cheannaich mi'n sgadan
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It's dearly I paid for the herring
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Air a phacadh as ùr
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That was newly packed
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'S daor a cheannaich mi 'm bàta
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It's dearly I paid for the boat
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Rinn am bàthadh 'n an triùir
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That caused the drowning of the three men
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