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Griogair |
| Credits : | Traditional; arranged by Talitha MacKenzie |
| Appears On : | Spiorad |
| Language : | Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic) |
| Other Versions : |
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Griogal Cridhe
" on Ishbel MacAskill's album Essentially Ishbel
" Griogal Cridhe " on Fiona Mackenzie & Arthur Cormack's album Seinn! O Ho Ro Seinn! " Griogal Cridhe " on Mac-talla's album ...Mairidh Gaol Is Ceol " Beloved Gregor " on Whistlebinkies' album Inner Sound |
| Lyrics : | English Translation : |
| Ged bhiodh ann cur is cathadh | Even in the drifting snow |
| Is sìde nan seachd sian | With all seven elements abounding |
| Gheibheadh Griogair dhomsa cnacan | Gregor would find a crevice for me |
| 'San caidlimid fo dhìon | And we would sleep in its shelter |
| Sèist : | Chorus : |
| Ochain ochain ochain uiridh | Ochain ochain ochain uiridh |
| Ochain uiridh ó | Ochain uiridh ó |
| Ochain ochain ochain uiridh | Ochain ochain ochain uiridh |
| 'S mór mo mhulad 's mór | Oh great is my lamentation |
| Is mór a b'annsa bhith aig Griogair | I would rather be with Gregor |
| Fo bhrata ruibeach ròin | Under a hairy sealskin rug |
| Na bhith aig Baran crìon na Dalach | Than with the withered Baron of Dal |
| Ag giùlan sìoda is sròil | With silk and satin to wear |
| (Sèist) | (Chorus) |
| Chuir iad a cheann air ploc daraich | They put his head on an oaken stump |
| Is dhòirt iad fhuil ma làr | And spilled blood on the ground |
| Nam biodh agamsa an sin cupan | If I had had a wee cup there |
| Dh'òlainn dith mo shàth | I would have drunk my fill |
| (Sèist) | (Chorus) |
| Ged tha mnathan chàich aig baile | Although the rest of the women of the village |
| 'Nan laighe is 'nan cadal sàmh | Are lying in their peaceful sleep |
| Is ann bhios mise bruaich mo leapa | I myself am beside my bed |
| A' bualadh mo dhà làimh | Beating with my two hands |
| (Sèist) | (Chorus) |
| Ba hu, ba hu, ba mo leanabh | Lullabye, my little one |
| Ba mo leanabh, ba | Lullabye, my little one |
| Ba hu, ba hu, ba mo leanabh | Lullabye, my little one |
| Chan eil thu ach tlàth | You are just so delicate |
| Chan eil thu ach tlàth | You are just so delicate |