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English Translation
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A-raoir a rinn mi 'm bruadal
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Last night I had a dream
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Dh'fhàg mo chadal luaineach
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Which left my sleep disturbed
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Mur dèan mi do bhuannachd
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If I cannot win you
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'S truagh nach robh mi 's an talamh
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I would rather be in the ground
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Sèist
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Chorus (after each verse)
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Ho rò mo nighean donn bhòidheach
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Horo my pretty brown-haired girl
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Nan gorm-shùil meallach
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With the enticing blue eyes
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'S truagh nach robh sinn còmhla
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If only we could be together
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Ged bhitheamaid falamh
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Though we had nothing
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O mo nighean donn bhòidheach
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Oh my pretty brown-haired girl
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Nan gorm-shùil meallach
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With the enticing blue eyes
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T'aghaidh thana nàrach
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Your slender, shy face
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Gu sealltainn an sgàthan
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Well suited for the mirror
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'Mheud 's a thug mi m'ghràdh dhut
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The love that I've given you
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A dh'fhàg mi air m'aineol
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Has left me confused and lost
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Tha do chliù 's do bheusan
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Your good name and virtues
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Co-mire ri chéile
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Complement each other
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'S binne na na teudan
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Sweeter than the sound of strings
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An téis a thig fo t'anail
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Is the music you make under your breath
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'S math thig an t-òmar
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Amber on the maiden's breast
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Am broilleach na h-òighidh
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Becomes her
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Stocainn shìod' 's brògan
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Likewise silk stocking and shoes
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Bùcaill òir 'gan ceangal
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With gold buckles to secure them
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Ach ma chuir thu cùl rium
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But now you have left me
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Coma liom co-dhiubh thu
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I must learn to live without you
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'S mo shoraidh 'gad ionnsaidh
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This is my farewell to you
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Tha mi 'n dùrachd mhath dhut
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For I still wish you well
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