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Ill Ù Ill Ò Illean 'S Ò |
| Credits : | Traditional |
| Appears On : | Làn Dùil |
| Language : | Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic) |
| Lyrics : | English Translation : |
| Sèist : | Chorus (after each verse) : |
| Ill ù ill ò illean 's ò | Ill ù ill ò illean 's ò |
| Ill ù ill ò cha d'fhuair mi 'n cadal | Ill ù ill ò I didn't get any sleep |
| Ill ù ill ò illean 's ò | Ill ù ill ò illean 's ò |
| 'S ann air madainn mhoich Di Dòmhnaich | Early Sunday morning |
| Dh'òrdaich mi bhi aig a' bhaile | I wished to be at home |
| Far am bitheadh na frolaigean sunndach | Where there were merry frolics |
| 'S fir 'gan rùsgadh dol a shabaid | And men stripping off to fight |
| 'Illean a chaidil an oidhche | Boys who slept through the night |
| Bithibh taingeil anns a' mhadainn | Be thankful in the morning |
| Mise seo a' dìreadh chrann | I'm here climbing masts |
| 'S sibhse 'tarraing srann fon phlaididh | While you're snoring under the blankets |
| Nuair a théid mi Bhràigh na h-Aibhneadh | When I will reach Bràigh na h-Aibhneadh |
| Bidh mo chuimhn' air oidhche Shathuirn' | I will remember what it was like on Saturday night |