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Nighean Nan Geug |
| Credits : | Arranged by Ishbel MacAskill, Andy Thorburn & Corrina Hewat |
| Appears On : | Essentially Ishbel |
| Language : | Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic) |
| Other Versions : | " A Chuachag Nam Beann " on Mary Jane Lamond's album Bho Thìr Nan Craobh |
| Lyrics : | English Translation : |
| A nighean nan geug | Oh rarest of maidens |
| O hao ri u | O hao ri u |
| Tha muigh leis an sprèidh | Who is out tending the cattle |
| O hao ri ohan, o hao ri u | O hao ri ohan, o hao ri u |
| Tha muigh leis an sprèidh | Who is out tending the cattle |
| O hao ri u | O hao ri u |
| Na gabh eagal mo fiamh | Do not be afraid |
| O hao ri ohan, o hao ri u | O hao ri ohan, o hao ri u |
| Na gabh eagal mo fiamh | Do not be afraid |
| O hao ri u | O hao ri u |
| Tha mis' an-seo sian | I am here to protect you |
| O hao ri ohan, o hao ri u | O hao ri ohan, o hao ri u |
| Tha mis' an-seo sian | I am here to protect you |
| O hao ri u | O hao ri u |
| A nighean nan geug | Oh rarest of maidens |
| O hao ri ohan, o hao ri u | O hao ri ohan, o hao ri u |
| A nighean nan geug | Oh rarest of maidens |
| O hao ri u | O hao ri u |
| Mo thruaidhe mo chlann | My poor wee ones |
| O hao ri ohan, o hao ri u | O hao ri ohan, o hao ri u |
| Mo thruaidhe mo chlann | My poor wee ones |
| O hao ri u | O hao ri u |
| Bean eile nan ceann | Another women looks after them |
| O hao ri ohan, o hao ri u | O hao ri ohan, o hao ri u |
| Bean eile nan ceann | Another women looks after them |
| O hao ri u | O hao ri u |
| Gam bualadh gu teann | She beats them sorely |
| O hao ri ohan, o hao ri u | O hao ri ohan, o hao ri u |
| Gam bualadh gu teann | She beats them sorely |
| O hao ri u | O hao ri u |
| Gam biadhadh gu gann | She feeds them poorly |
| O hao ri ohan, o hao ri u | O hao ri ohan, o hao ri u |
| Gam biadhadh gu gann | She feeds them poorly |
| O hao ri u | O hao ri u |
| 'S an athair 's a' ghleann | When their father is away in the glen |
| O hao ri ohan, o hao ri u | O hao ri ohan, o hao ri u |
| 'S an athair 's a' ghleann | When their father is away in the glen |
| O hao ri u | O hao ri u |
| A nighean nan geug | Oh rarest of maidens |
| O hao ri ohan, o hao ri u | O hao ri ohan, o hao ri u |