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English Translation
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Sèist
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Chorus (after each verse)
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O luaidh, 's truagh nach deachaidh sinn
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Oh love, it's a pity we never courted
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È luaidh, 's truagh nach deachaidh sinn
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Eh love, it's a pity we never courted
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O gura truagh a' cheist, o luaidh
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Oh what a pitiful question
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Nach robh mi san uaigh mun d' fhuair mi sealladh ort
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Would that I was in my grave before I met you
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O luaidh
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Oh love
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Chunnaic mi thall sa mhòine gearradh i
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I saw her working on the peat
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Gruagach òg, 's chòrd a pearsa rium
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A pretty maiden, and I liked the look of her
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Chaidh mi anull 's gun fhaic mi i dlùth
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After closer inspection
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'S a' mhais' air a gnùis a dh'ùraich leannanachd
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Her beautiful face had me wishing for courtship
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O luaidh
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Oh love
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An tèid thu leam gu tìr nam monaidhean
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Will you go with me to the land of the moors
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Tìr nam fiadh, nan earb 's nan coineanach
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The land of deer, roe and rabbits
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Tìr nan siad, 's ann bha thu riamh
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The land of heroes where you always lived
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'S gun ith thu do bhiadh gun sgian 's gun ghreimiche
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Where you will eat without knife and fork
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O luaidh
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Oh love
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Nam biodh peann 's pàipear geal agam
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Had I pen and white paper
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Sgrìobhainn dhut sìos mo chainnt le barantas
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I would write this in vows that cannot be broken
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Cùmhnant tha teann nach fhosgail bhon chlèir
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A contract sealed by the clergy
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'S ma dh'fhalbhas tu fhèin, chan fheum thu t'fharadh ann
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If you go, you will not need your fare
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O luaidh
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Oh love
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