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English Translation
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Seinn an duan seo dhan Innis Àigh
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Sing this song to the Happy Isle
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An innis uaine as gile tràigh
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The green isle of whitest sands
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Bidh sian air uairean a' bagairt cruaidh ris
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Though storms at times threaten severely
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Ach se mo luaidh-sa bhith ann a' tàmh
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It is where I love to be
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Càit' as tràith an tig samhradh caomh
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Where does summer come earlier?
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Càit' as tràith an tig blàth air craobh
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Where do trees come into bloom sooner?
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Càit' as bòidhche 's an seinn an smeòrach
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Where does the thrush sing more sweetly
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Air bhàrr nan ògan 's an Innis Àigh
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On the tips of branches, than in the Happy Isle?
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An t-iasg as fiachaile dlùth don tràigh
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The most prized fish closest to land
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Is ann ma chrìochan is miann leis tàmh
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Wishes to live about its shores
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Bidh gillean easgaidh le dorgh is lìontan
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Lively youths hunt it early in the morning
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Moch, moch ga iarriadh mun Innis Àigh
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With line and net, around the Happy Isle
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'S ged thèid mi cuairt chun an taoibh ud thall
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And although I sometimes go to the mainland
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'S mi 'n dùil air uairibh gu fan mi ann
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And at times even think that I could stay there
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Tha tàladh uaigneach le teas nach fuairich
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A sad longing whose heat never cools
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Gam tharraing buan don Innis Àigh
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Always draws me back to the Happy Isle
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O 's geàrr an ùine gu'n teirig latha
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It is only a short time until the close of day
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Thig an oidhche 's gun iarr mi tàmh
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Night will come and I will want for rest
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Mo chadal buan-sa bidh e cho suaimhneach
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My eternal sleep will be so peaceful
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Mo bhios mo chluasag 's an Innis Àigh
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If I lay my head in the Happy Isle
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