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English Translation
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Sèist
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Chorus (after each verse)
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Leis an lurgainn o hi
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With the Lurgainn o hi
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Leis an lurgainn o ho
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With the Lurgainn o ho
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Beul an anmoich o hi
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At that time o hi
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B'fheudar falbh le cuid seol
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We had to set sail
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An cuan Eirinn o hi
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The Irish sea o hi
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Muir ag eirigh o ho
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Tide is rising o ho
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'S cha bu leir dhuinn o hi
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We cannot see anything o hi
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Ni fo'n ghrein ach na neoil
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Barr the clouds in the sky
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Seachad Ile o hi
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Past Islay o hi
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Beul na h-oidhche o ho
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In the dead of night o ho
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Las sinn coinlean o hi
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We lit candles o hi
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'S chuir sinn combaist air doigh
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Set the compass
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Seachad Aros o hi
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Past Aros o hi
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Bha i gabhaidh o ho
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It was perilous o ho
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'N fhairge laidir o hi
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The wild seas o hi
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Suas gu barr a chroinn-sgoid
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Crashing the top of the masts
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Thuit an sgiobair o hi
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The skipper said o hi
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Ri chuid ghillean o ho
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To his men o ho
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"Glacaibh misneachd o hi
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"Be confident o hi
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'S cuiribh riof na cuid seol"
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And tie the sails"
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Suas a h-aodach o hi
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Up with the sails o hi
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Ri croinn chaola o ho
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On their thin masts o ho
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Snamh cho aotrom o hi
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Sailing gently o hi
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Ris an fhaoilinn air lon
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With the gulls in flight
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Fhuair sinn fosgladh o hi
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We got an opening o hi
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M'a ceann toisich o ho
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Making progress o ho
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Fear ga taomadh o hi
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Crew bailing water o hi
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'S gillean coltach air bord
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And the able boys on board
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(Sèist 2x)
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(Chorus 2x)
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