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Iorram Cuain |
| Credits : | A. Macdonald |
| Appears On : | Seinn! O Ho Ro Seinn! |
| Language : | Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic) |
| Lyrics : | English Translation : |
| Tha m'fhearann saoibhir hiùraibh ho ro | My land is rich hiuraibh ho ro |
| Na hiù ill o na'm b'àilleabh e | Na hio ill o if you desire it |
| Tha m'fhearann saoibhir hiùraibh ho ro | My land is rich hiuraibh ho ro |
| Tha m'fhearann saoibhir air gach taobh dhiom | My land is rich on either side of me |
| 'S mo chrodh-laoigh air àirighean | And my calving cattle at the sheilings |
| Tha m'fhearann saoibhir hiùraibh ho ro | My land is rich hiuraibh ho ro |
| Gaoth a'sèideadh, muir ag èirigh | Wind blowing, seas rising |
| 'S fear ag èibhach àrd-ghuthach | And a man shouting wildly |
| Tha m'fhearann saoibhir hiùraibh ho ro | My land is rich hiuraibh ho ro |
| Catadh mara 's marcachd-shìne | Sea spume and surging weather |
| 'S stoirm nan sìon 'gan sàrachadh | And an elemental storm wearying them |
| Tha m'fhearann saoibhir hiùraibh ho ro | My land is rich hiuraibh ho ro |
| Gaoth 'na deannan 's ri feannadh | Rushing wind lashing |
| Nan tonn ceann-fhionn ràsanach | And the white-headed waves grating |
| Tha m'fhearann saoibhir hiùraibh ho ro | My land is rich hiuraibh ho ro |
| Chaoidh cha mheataicheadh am misneach | Never would their courage shrink |
| Na fir sgibidh thàbhachdach | The stout-hearted crew |
| Tha m'fhearann saoibhir hiùraibh ho ro | My land is rich hiuraibh ho ro |
| Mu dheireadh mhothaich iad do fhearann | At last, they saw the land |
| 'S ghlac iad cala sàbhailte | And they found a safe haven |
| Tha m'fhearann saoibhir hiùraibh ho ro | My land is rich hiuraibh ho ro |
| Na hiù ill o na'm b'àilleabh e | Na hio ill o if you desire it |
| Tha m'fhearann saoibhir hiùraibh ho ro | My land is rich hiuraibh ho ro |