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English Translation
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Dh' aidh cèo nan stùc mu aodann chuilinn
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The mist of the stacks is about the face of the Cuillinn
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'Us sheinn a' bheinn-shith a torman mulaid
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And the fairy woman has sung her sad song
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Gorm shuilean ciuin san Dun a' sileadh
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Gentle blues eyes in the fort are crying
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O'n thriall thu bhuainn 's nach till thu tuille
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Since you left, and will never return
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Sèist
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Chorus (after each verse)
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Cha till, cha till, cha till Maccrimmain
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He will never return MacCrioman
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An cogadh no sìth cha till Maccrimmain
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In war-time or peace he will never return
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Le airgiod no ni cha till Maccrimmain
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With neither money nor possessions he will return
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Cha till e gu bràth gu la na cruinne
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He will never return 'til judgement day
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Tha osag nam beann gu fann ag imeachd
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The sigh of the hills is weakly departing
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Gach sruthan 's gach allt gu mall le bruthach
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Each stream and brook go slowly down the hillside
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Tha ealtainn nan speur feadh geugan dubhach
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The birds of the sky are sad in the branches
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A caoidh gu'n d'fhalbh 's nach till thu tuille
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Lamenting that you left and will never more return
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Cha chluinnear do cheòl san Dun mu fheasgar
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Your music will not be heard in Dunvegan in the evening
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'Smac-talla nam mùr le muirn ga fhreagairt
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And the echo of the ramparts mourning in answer
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Gach fleasgach us òigh, gun cheol gun bheadrach
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Each handsome man and maiden without music or merriment
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O'n thriall thu bhuainn, 'snach till thu tuille
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Since you left us and never will return
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