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Craobh Nan Ubhal Alasdair Mhic Cholla Ghasda
   
Credits : Traditional; arranged by Flora MacNeil
   
Appears On : Craobh Nan Ubhal
   
Language : Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)
   
Other Versions : " Alasdair Mhic Cholla Ghasda " on Capercaillie's album Sidewaulk
" Alasdair MacColla " on Clannad's album Lore
" Alasdair Mhic Cholla Ghasda " on James Graham's album Siubhal
   

Lyrics : English Translation :
   
Alasdair mhic o Alexander, son of
Cholla ghasda o Gallant Coll
As do láimh-s' gun o ho I'd be certain of deeds
Earbainn tapaidh trom eile Of valor from your hand
   
Sèist : Chorus (after each verse) :
Chall eile bho chall a ho ro Chall eile bho chall a ho ro
Chall eile bho chall a ho ro Chall eile bho chall a ho ro
Chall eile huraibh i chall a ho ro Chall eile huraibh i chall a ho ro
Haoi o ho trom eile Haoi o ho trom eile
   
As do láimh-s' gun o I'd be certain of deeds
Earbainn tapaidh o Of valor from your hand
Mharbhadh Tighearna o ho The Lord of Auchinbreck
Ach-nam-Breac leat trom eile Was slain by you
   
Mharbhadh Tighearna o The Lord of Auchinbreck
Ach-nam-Breac leat o Was slain by you
Thiolaigeadh e an o ho You buried him
Oir an lochain trom eile At the edge of the pool
   
Thiolaigeadh e an o You buried him
Oir an lochain o At the edge of the pool
'S ged 's beag mi fhein o ho And small as I am
Bhuail mi ploc air trom eile I myself cast a clod on him
   
Chuala mi'n de o Yesterday I heard
Sgeul nach b'ait leam o A tale that did not please me
Glaschu a bhith o ho That little Glasgow
Dol 'na lasair trom eile Was in the flames
   
Glaschu a bhith o That little Glasgow
Dol 'na lasair o Was in the flames
'S Obair-Dheathain o ho And Aberdeen
'N déidh a chreachadh trom eile Had been taken