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Seinn O |
| Credits : | Traditional |
| Appears On : | Suas E! |
| Language : | Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic) |
| Other Versions : |
"
Seinn O Hò Rò Seinn
" on Fiona Mackenzie & Arthur Cormack's album Seinn! O Ho Ro Seinn!
" Seinn O Ho Ro Seinn " on Flora MacNeil's album Craobh Nan Ubhal " Seinn " on Shine's album Sugarcane |
| Lyrics : | English Translation : |
| Gura muladach tha mi | I am sad |
| 'S mi air àirigh chruidh-bhainne | On sheiling of dairy cattle |
| Sèist : | Chorus (after each verse) : |
| Seinn o ho rò seinn | Sing o ho rò sing |
| Seinn o ho rò leannain | Sing o ho rò darling |
| Seinn o ho rò seinn | Sing o ho rò sing |
| Gura muladach sgìth mi | I am sad and weary |
| 'S mi leam fhìn an tìr m'aineoil | Alone in an unknown land |
| Cha b'ionnann mar bha mi | My circumstances are unlike |
| Man do dh'fhàg mi 'm Bràigh Raineach | They were before leaving Rannoch Moor |
| Le m'phiuthar 's le mo bhràthair | With my brother and sister |
| Cead bhith mànran ri m'leannan | And had permission to dally with my sweetheart |
| Ann am bothag an t-sùgraidh | In the little hut of lovemaking |
| 'S e ba dùnadh dhi barrach | Its entrance was closed with brush tops |
| Ann an Eilean nan Leòdach | In the Isle of Lewis |
| Far am pòs gach caileag | Where every girl will wed |
| 'Se bu leaba dhuinn luachair | Our bed was rushes |
| 'S e bu chluasag dhuinn canach | Our pillow was bog cotton |
| Seinn, o ho rò, Ruairidh | Sing, o ho rò, Rory |
| Bidh daoin-uasal' air do bhanais | Noblemen will attend your wedding feast |
| Seinn, o ho rò, Thormaid | Sing, o ho rò, Norman |
| Fhir nan gorm-shùilean meallach | Of the blue beguiling eyes |
| 'S ged nach bi mi 'ga innse | Although I won't reveal it |
| 'S ann an Ile tha mo leannan | My sweetheart dwells in Islay |
| 'S ged nach bi mi 'ga ràidhtinn | Although I won't say it |
| Thug mi gràdh dhut 's mi 'm leanabh | I have loved you since I was a child |