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Seinn! O Ho Ro Seinn! Fear A Bhàta
   
Credits : Traditional
   
Appears On : Seinn! O Ho Ro Seinn!
   
Language : Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)
   
Other Versions : " Fear A' Bhàta " on Capercaillie's album Get Out
" Fear A Bhata " on Mairi MacInnes' album This Feeling Inside
" Fhir A' Bhàta " on Eilidh Mackenzie's album Eideadh Na Sgeulachd
" Fear A' Bhàta " on Talitha MacKenzie's album Spiorad
" Fear A Bhata " by Niamh Parsons on the Gaelic Voices compilation
   

Lyrics : English Translation :
   
Fhir a bhàta na ho ro èile Boatman na ho ro eile
Fhir a bhàta na ho ro èile Boatman na ho ro eile
Fhir a bhàta na ho ro èile Boatman na ho ro eile
Mo shoraidh slàn leat 's gach àit' an tèid thu A fond farewell wherever you go
   
'S tric mi 'sealltainn o'n chnoc as àirde I often look from the highest hill
Dh'fheuch am faic mi fear a'bhàta To try and see the boatman
An tig thu'n diugh no'n tig thu màireach Will you come today or tomorrow?
'S mur tig thu idir gur truagh a tà mi If you don't come at all I will be down-hearted
   
Tha mo chridhe-sa briste brùite My heart is broken and bruised
'S tric na deòir a'ruith o m'shùilean With tears often flowing from my eyes
An tig thu'n nochd no 'm bi mo dhùil riut Will you come tonight or will I expect you?
No 'n dùin mi 'n dorus le osna thùrsaich? Or will I close the door with a sad sigh?
   
'S tric mi foighneachd de luchd nam bàta I often ask the people on boats
Am fac' iad thu no am bheil thu sàbhailt' Whether they see you or whether you are safe
'S ann a tha gach fear dhiùbh 'g raitinn Each of them says
Gur gorach mise nuair thug mi gràdh dhuit That I was foolish to fall in love with you
   
Fhir a bhàta na ho ro èile Boatman na ho ro eile
Fhir a bhàta na ho ro èile Boatman na ho ro eile
Fhir a bhàta na ho ro èile Boatman na ho ro eile
Mo shoraidh slàn leat 's gach àit' an tèid thu A fond farewell wherever you go