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Craobh Nan Ubhal Chan E Caoidh Mhic Shiridh
   
Credits : Traditional; arranged by Flora MacNeil
   
Appears On : Craobh Nan Ubhal
   
Language : Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)
   
Other Versions : " Chan E Caoidh Mhic Shiridh " on Maggie MacInnes' album Spiorad Beatha
" MhicShiridh " on Alyth McCormack's album An Iomall
   

Lyrics : English Translation :
   
Chan e caoidh Mhic Shiridh It is not lamenting MacSheerie
Dh'fhàg an dil' air mo ghruaidh That has left the flood of tears on my cheek
   
Sèist : Chorus (after each verse) :
Hu o ro hu o Hu o ro hu o
Ho ro o hi o hi o Ho ro o hi o hi o
Hu o ro hu o Hu o ro hu o
   
Chan e caoidh mo leannain It is not lamenting my lover
Ged a dh'fhanadh e bhuam Though he stays away
   
Ach a'caoidh mo bhràthair It is lamenting my brother
Chaidh a bhàthadh 's a'chuan Who has been drowned in the sea
   
'S duilich leam do chùl chlannaich I grieve for your clustering hair
Bhith 's an fheamainn 'ga luadh Rocked in the seaweed
   
'S duilich leam do gheal dheudan I grieve for your white teeth
Bhith' ga' reubadh 's a'chuan Torn asunder in the ocean
   
Tha do leabaidh gun chàradh Your bed is unmade
Anns ant-seòmar ud shuas In the chamber up there
   
Cha tèid mise ga càradh But I shall not go and make it
Tha thu ghràidh ro fhad' bhuam Long have you left it cold
   
'S tric mo shùil air an rubha Often is my gaze on the headland
Bhon bhruthach ud shuas From yonder hillside
   
Fiach am faic mi seòl brèidgheal Searching for a linen-white sail
Latha grèine 's a chuan On the ocean one sunny day