Mairi MacInnes - Mairead Òg (Young Margaret)

Lyrics :	English Translation :

A Mhairead òg, 's tu rinn mo leon	Young Margaret, you are the cause of my grief
Gur cailean bhòidheach lurach thu	A bonny, lovely girl you are
Gur guirme do sùil a' mhadainn chiùin	Your eyes are bluer in the calm morning
An dearc air chùl nan duilleagan	Than the blueberry amongst the leaves

Gur gil' thu ghràidh na 'n sneachda bàn	You're more radiant, my love, than the white snow
A' cur air àird nam monaidhean	That falls on the moorland
Och __ mo nighean donn	___
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Och, 's i mo mhàthair rinn an call	It was my mother that did wrong
Nuair chuir i shealg nan tunnag mi	When she sent me to hunt ducks
'S nuair ràinig mi an linne chaol	When I got to the narrow pool
'S ann bha mo ghaol a' srùthladh innt'e	It was my love that was bathing there

'S nuair ràinig mi an linne chaol	When I got to the narrow pool
'S ann bha mo ghaol a' srùthladh innt'e	It was my love that was bathing there
'S e 'n gunna caol a rinn mo leòn	It was the slender gun that wounded me
Cha téid e òirleach tuilleadh leam	It won't travel an inch more with me

Air leabaidh làir chan fhaigh mi tàmh	On a low bed I'll get no rest
'S air leabaidh àird cha chuir iad mi	And on a high bed they'll not put me
Mi 'n diugh 's an dé air cnoc leam fhéin	Today and yesterday, alone on a hillside
A' sileadh dheur 's mi turaman	Shedding tears and rocking myself in grief

O Rígh nan dùl cum rium mo chiall	Oh King of the elements, keep me sane
Cha robh mi riamh 's a' chunnart seo	I have never been in such peril
A Mhairead òg, 's tu rinn mo leòn	Young Margaret, you are the cause of my grief
'S tu dh'fhàg fo bhròn 's fo mhulad mi	It's you who's left me desolate and grief-stricken


	Mairead Òg

Credits :	Traditional; arranged by Mairi MacInnes

Appears On :	Causeway

Language :	Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)

Other Versions :	" A Mhairead Og " on Flora MacNeil's album Craobh Nan Ubhal " A Mhairead Óg " on Alyth McCormack's album An Iomall