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English Translation
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Ho ro cha'n 'eil cadal orm
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Ho ro I am unable to sleep
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Cha'n 'eil m' air' air sòlas
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I cannot think of happiness
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Mo chul-thaobh ri ceòl gàire
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I have turned my back on laughter
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Bho'n latha chaidh mo phòsadh
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Since the day I was married
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Bha m'athair is mo mhàthair
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My father, my mother
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'S mo bhràithrean uile deònach
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And all my brothers were willing
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Mo phòsadh ris an t-seann fhear
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To have me married to the old fellow
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O'n bha mi gann do stòras
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Because I had no wealth
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Ho ro cha'n 'eil cadal orm
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Ho ro I am unable to sleep
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'S e 'n t-òr thug an car asam
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It was gold which deceived me
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'S e 'n seann fhear rinn mo bhuaireadh
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The old man sorely tried me
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'S e 'm pòsadh rinn mo shàruch
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Marriage has distressed me
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''S tha bhlàth sud air mo ghruaidh-se
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As you can see from the pallor of my cheek
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Ho ro cha'n 'eil cadal orm
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Ho ro I am unable to sleep
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'N uair bhitheas càch 's na bàiltean
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While others in the townships
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'A crathadh an cuid ghùntaibh
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Are flaunting their nightgowns
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Bith'dh mise leis an t-seann fhear
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I lie with the old man
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A's srann aig air mo chùl-thaobh
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As he snores behind me
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Ho ro cha'n 'eil cadal orm
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Ho ro I am unable to sleep
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Comhairl' oirbhs' a chaileagan
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My advice to you, young girls
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An earail seo na diùltaibh
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Do not disregard this caution
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Gun tàir a dhean' air òigh-fhear
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Is not to despise a young man
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Ged bhith's a sporan sùmhail
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However tight his purse
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Ho ro cha'n 'eil cadal orm
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Ho ro I am unable to sleep
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Cha'n 'eil m' air' air sòlas
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I cannot think of happiness
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Mo chul-thaobh ri ceòl gàire
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I have turned my back on laughter
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Bho'n latha chaidh mo phòsadh
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Since the day I was married
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