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English Translation
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'S ann aig Port an Taigh-àiridh
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From Port Taigh-àiridh
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Thog a shiùil ris a' bhàta
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The ship set sail
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Cha b'i 'n stiùir a rinn d'fhàgail
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You weren't abandoned by the rudder
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Ach gun do dh'fhàillinich na bùird
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But the planking failed
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Sèist
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Chorus (after each verse)
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Air fàil irìnn ì rirìnn oich a rìnn ù
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Air fàil irìnn ì rirìnn oich a rìnn ù
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Air fàil irìnn ì rirìnn é ho rò é ho
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Air fàil irìnn ì rirìnn é ho rò é ho
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Air fàil irìnn ì rirìnn oich a rìnn ù
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Air fàil irìnn ì rirìnn oich a rìnn ù
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'S ann shios aig Sgeir Chailleach
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At the bottom of Sgeir-chailleach
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Tha mo ghaolsa 'na laighidh
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My love lies
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Fo fhaoileig na maradh
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Under the seagull
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'S fo ghleannan nan stuadh
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And the waves' tempest
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'S mór am beud do chùl clannach
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It's a pity that your curled tresses
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Bhi 'ga reubadh 's an fheamainn
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Are rent by the seaweed
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Gun chiste, gun anart
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With no coffin or shroud
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Ach gainneamh a' ghruinnd
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But the sand of the sea-floor
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Cha truagh leam do phiuthar
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I don't pity your sister
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Ged a tha i fo mhulad
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Though she is glum
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Théid is' ann an cuideachd
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She will again enjoy company
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'S théid a mulad air chùl
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And put her sorrow behind her
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Ach 's truagh leam do mhàthair
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I pity your mother
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'Si shaothraich air d'àrach
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Who labored at your rearing
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'S cha d'fhuair i dhe d'fhàbhar
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She received nothing of your favour
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A bhi 'gad chàradh 's an ùir
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To place you under the ground
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Fhir nan camagan donna
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Man of the curled locks
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Uchd ghil 's a' bhroillich shoilleir
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White throat and bright chest
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'S mis' a rachadh 'ad choinnimh
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I would go eagerly
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'S cha bu choma leam thu
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To meet you
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'S mi dìreadh 's a' teàrnadh
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I climb and descend
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Nam bruaichean àrda
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The high hills
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Chì mi 'tighinn am bàta
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I see the boat coming
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Gun mo ghràdh air a stiùir
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Without my love at its helm
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'S mi 'dìreadh a' bhealaich
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My footstep is heavy
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'S trom mo cheum 's mi air m'aineol
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As I climb the unfamiliar mountain pass
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Ma bha sùgradh air m'aire
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If I had any thought of lovemaking
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Chaidh e tamull air chùl
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It was set aside
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Nuair a thruiseas na gillean
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When the lads gather
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A sheinneas an fhìdheall
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And the fiddle is played
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Ciamar a thogas mo chridhe
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How can I be cheered
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'S gun thu 'tighinn, a rùin
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Without your arrival?
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