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Lyrics
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English Translation
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O mo mhac air mo ghlùin
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Oh my son on my knee
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Aineolas gun phlaide
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Your ignorance without a blanket
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Cumail blàths air do bhilean
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Keeping warmth on your lips
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Anail màthar
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A mother's breath
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Thar do chìnn tri boinne bùirn
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Across your head three drops of water
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Fliuch fhathast o do bhaisteadh
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Still wet from baptism
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Is e cho prìseil dhomh
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And he so precious to me
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Sèist
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Chorus (after each verse)
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Is e cho prìseil dhomh
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And he so precious to me
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Is e cho prìseil dhomh
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And he so precious to me
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Dùil na ndeur chagair i rithe-fhèin
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The hope of tears, she whispered to herself
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Is e cho prìseil dhomh
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And he so precious to me
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O mo rùn ri'm thaobh
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Oh my beloved by my side
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Eòlas dìomhair geur
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Knowledge mysterious keen
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'S mi cha sàmhach na làthair
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And I so silent in her presence
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Bean nas làidir
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A stronger woman
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Thog i gloinne làn de ghaoil
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She raised a glass full of love
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Gun deireadh nan deur
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Without the finality of tears
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Is e cho prìseil dhomh
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And he so precious to me
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O m'athair seas an àird
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Oh my father, standing tall
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Cagair dàn nam chluais
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Whispering a song in my ear
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Bàrdachd fhìor bho làithean m'òig
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Poetry of truth from childhood days
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Sìor thàladh
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A never-ending lullaby
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Is cha chluinne sinn do chràdh
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And we won't hear your anguish
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Lorg plaid' nad chuairt
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Searching for the blanket in your journey
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Is e cho prìseil dhomh
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And he so precious to me
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O mo sheannair suidh an seo
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Oh my grandfather sitting here
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Faiceam pàisd' nar dìthis
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Let me see the child in us both
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'S mi nad chearcall as guirme
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I in your bluest circle
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'Leigeil anail
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Breathing out
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'S tu nam bhrìth o bhreith gu bàs
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And you in my very essence from birth to death
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Sgàile ghorm gu crìch
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A blue veil to the end
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Is e cho prìseil dhomh
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And he so precious to me
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