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Lyrics
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English Translation
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A' Chlach a bha mo sheanmhair
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The Stone that my grandmother
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'S mo sheanair oirre seanchas
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And grandfather used to talk about
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Air tilleadh mar a dh'fhalbh i
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Has returned as it left
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Mo ghalghad a' Chlach
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My brave Stone
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'S gur coma leam i 'n Cearrara
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And I don't care whether it's in Kerrera
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An Calasraid no 'n Calbhaigh
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Callendar or Calvay
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Cho fad' 's a tha i 'n Albainn
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As long as it's in
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Nan garbhlaichean cas
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Steep, rugged Scotland
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Sèist
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Chorus (after each verse)
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'S i u ro bha ho ro hilli um bo ha
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'S i u ro bha ho ro hilli um bo ha
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Hilli um bo ruaig thu i hilli um bo ha
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Hilli um bo ruaig thu i hilli um bo ha
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'S i u ro bha ho ro hilli um bo ha
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'S i u ro bha ho ro hilli um bo ha
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Ga cur an àite tearmainn
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To be put in a place of refuge
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A chumas i gu falachaidh
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Which will conceal it safely
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'S nach urrainn iad, nach dearg iad
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So that they can't, they won't manage to
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Air sgealb dhith thoirt às
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Remove a single fragment of it
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A' Chlach a chaidh a dhìth oirnn
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The Stone that was lost to us
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Air faighinn às an ìnean
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Prised from their grasp
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'S gu deimhinne, ma thill i
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And certainly, if it has returned
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Tha 'n nì sin gu math
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That's a very good thing
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Mionnan air fear deàrnaidh
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Let us swear by our hand
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Gach màthair is mac
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Each and every one of us
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Nach leig sinn ann an gàbhadh
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That we will allow nothing to endanger
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Am fear a thug à sàs i
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The man who unloosed it
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'S a mhiontraig air a teàrnadh
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And dared to rescue it
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À àite gum tlachd
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From an unpleasant place
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Ma chuireas iad an làmh air
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If they lay hands on him
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Chan fhuilear dhuinn bhith làidir
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We'll need to be strong
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Is buill' thoirt air a thàillibh
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And strike a blow for him
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Le stàilinn amach
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Using steel
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'S bha 'm Ministear cho tùrsach
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The Minister was so sorrowful
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Sa mhadainn nuair a dhùisg e
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When he woke that morning
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'S praban air a shùilean
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His eyes bleary
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A' tionndadh amach
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As he turned out
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E coiseachd feadh an ùrlair
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Walking the floor
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Ag ochanaich 's ag ùrnaigh
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Sighing and praying
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'S a' coimhead air a' chùil
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And looking at the nook
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Anns an d' ionndrainn e Chlach
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Where he'd found the Stone missing
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Sin far robh an stàireachd
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There was much pacing
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'S an ruith air feadh an làir ann
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And running 'round the floor
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Gun smid aige ri ràidhtinn
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And all he could say was
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Ach "Càit 'n deach a' Chlach?
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"Where did the Stone go?"
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'S a Mhoire, Mhoire, Mhàthair
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And, "By the Holy Mother
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Gu dè nì mise màireach
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What will I do tomorrow
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Tha fios a'm gum bi bhànrainn
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I know the Queen
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A' fàgail a beachd"
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Will be beside herself"
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Gun tuirt e 's dath a' bhàis air
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Said he, looking deathly pale
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"Cha chreidinn-sa gu bràth e
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"I'd never have believed
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Gu togadh fear bho làr i
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It could have been raised from the floor
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Nach b' àirde na speach
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By someone no bigger than a wasp
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Tha rudeigin an dàn dhomh
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Something is to happen to me
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'S gun cuidicheadh an tÀgh mi
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And Heaven help me
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Bha' n duine thug à sàs i
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The man who unloosed it
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Cho làidir ri each"
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Must be as strong as a horse"
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(Sèist 2x)
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(Chorus 2x)
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