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Bheir Mi Sgriob Do Thobar Mhoire |
| Credits : | Traditional; arranged by Flora MacNeil |
| Appears On : | Craobh Nan Ubhal |
| Language : | Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic) |
| Other Versions : | " Tobar Mhoire " on Capercaillie's album Secret People |
| Lyrics : | English Translation : |
| Bheir mi sgriob do Thobar Mhoire | I shall take a trip to Tobermory |
| Far a bheil mo ghaol an comann | To the company that I love |
| Sèist : | Chorus (after each verse) : |
| E o hi urabho o hi u | E o hi urabho o hi u |
| E o hao ri ri | E o hao ri ri |
| E o hao ri sna bho hu o | E o hao ri sna bho hu o |
| E o hi urabho o hi u | E o hi urabho o hi u |
| Far a bheil mo ghaol an comann | To the company that I love |
| Luchd nan leadan 's nan cul donna | The folk of the long flowing brown hair |
| Luchd nan leadan 's nan cul donna | The folk of the long flowing brown hair |
| Dh'oladh am fion dearg na thonnan | Who drink red wine in bumpers |
| Bheir mi sgriob dhan Lochaidh luachrach | I shall take a trip to Achadh Luachrach |
| Far a bheil mo ghaol an t-uasal | To my high-born lover |
| Far a bheil mo ghaol an t-uasal | To my high-born lover |
| Gheibhinn cadal leat gun chluasag | I would sleep with you with no pillow |
| Gheibhinn cadal leat gun chluasag | I would sleep with you with no pillow |
| 'S cul mo chinn am bac do ghuala | And the back of my head in the crook of your shoulder |