Eilidh Mackenzie - Thig Am Bàta (The Boat Will Come)


	Thig Am Bàta

Credits :	Traditional; arranged by Eilidh Mackenzie

Appears On :	Eideadh Na Sgeulachd

Language :	Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)

Other Versions :	" A Bhean Udaí Thall " on Altan's album Horse With A Heart " A' Bhean Iadach " on Flora MacNeil's album Orain Floraidh

Lyrics :	English Translation :

Thig am bàta, hug o	The boat will come, hug o
Moch am màireach, hug o	Early tomorrow, hug o
Bidh m'athair innt', hi ri o	My father will be in her, hi ri o
'S mo thriùir bhràithrean, hug o	And my three brothers, hug o

'S mo chéile donn, hug o	And my brown-haired husband, hug o
Air ràmh braghad, hug o	On the breast oar, hug o
Gheibh iad mise, hi ri o	They'll find me, hi ri o
Air mo bhàthadh, hug o	Drowned, hug o

Togaidh iad mi, hug o	They'll lift me up, hug o
Air na ràmhan, hug o	On the oars, hug o
Mo bhreacan donn, hi ri o	My brown plaid, hi ri o
Snàmh na fairrge, hug o	Swimming the sea, hug o

Cha b'e 'n t-acras, hug o	It wasn't hunger, hug o
Chuir do'n tràigh mi, hug o	That sent me to the strand, hug o
Miann an duileasg, hi ri o	Or craving for dulse, hi ri o
Miann nam beàrnach, hug o	Or limpets, hug o

Fhir ud thall, hug o	Man yonder, hug o
Falbh na tràghad, hug o	Walking on the strand, hug o
Soraidh bhuamsa, hi ri o	Bid farewell, hi ri o
Gu mo mhathair, hug o	To my mother, hug o

O mo mhallachd, hug o	Oh my curses, hug o
Aig bean eudaich, hug o	On the jealous woman, hug o
Dh'fhàg i mise, hi ri o	She left me, hi ri o
'S an sgeir bhàthte, hug o	On the rock of drowning, hug o

Thig am bàta, hug o	The boat will come, hug o
Moch am màireach, hug o	Early tomorrow, hug o
Gheibh iad mise, hi ri o	They'll find me, hi ri o
Air mo bhàthadh, hug o	Drowned, hug o