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English Translation
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Ged a tha mi 'nochd 's a'chòisridh
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Although I am tonight in jovial company
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Maille ri fleasgaichean bòsdail
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Along with swaggering young men
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'S nionagan cho rìomhach, spòrsail
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And elegant and merry girls
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Le sìoda 's le sròl a' danns'
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With silk and sashes dancing
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Sèist
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Chorus (after each verse)
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Ó nighean donn nan gobhar
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Oh brown-haired maiden of the goats
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É nighean donn nan gobhar
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Hey brown-haired maiden of the goats
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Trom m' inntinn 'is mi nad dheoghaigh
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My mind is heavy with gone from me
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Bòidheach, laghach, mo nighean donn
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Beautiful, kind, my brown haired maiden
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Nionagan cho rìomhach stràiceil
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Girls so elegant and haughty
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'S beag a chuir mi dh'ùigh 'n an àbhachd
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That I take no interest in their exploits
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'S mòr gu'm b'annsa leam bhi mànran
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I would prefer to be murmuring with you
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Riut, a ghràidh, air sgàth an tùim
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In the shadow of the knoll
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'S mór gu'm b'annsa leam bhi 'sùgradh
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I would greatly prefer to be making merry
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Leis an nìonag chaoin-ghil, chùil-duibh
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With the soft-white girl of the black tresses
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Anns an doire, goir an smùdan
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In the grove, the call of the the ring dove
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Bun an stùic air ùrlar glinn
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At the base of the peak
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'S ann leam fhìn bu bhinne chòisridh
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I find the sweetest company
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Anns a' mhadainn chéitein, cheòthar
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In the misty May morning
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Uiseagan os cionn nan lòintean
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The larks on the ponds
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Smeòraichean air meòir 's a' choill
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The robins on branches in the forest
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Siod an ceol bu bhinne chualas
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Luinneag foil aig bannal ghruagach
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Ag iomain a'chruidh-laoigh do'n bhuaile
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Cuach a's buarach air an druim
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Lasgadh mo chridhe le gràdh dhuit
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My heart burns with love for you
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'Nuair a nochdadh tu air fàireadh
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When you appear in the field
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'S tu cho geal ri cobhar sàile
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As pale as the foam on the sea
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'Tighinn gu tràigh air bhàrr na tuinn
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Coming ashore on top of the waves
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(Sèist 2x)
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(Chorus 2x)
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