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Alasdair Oig 'Ic 'Ic Neacail |
| Credits : | Traditional; arranged by Flora MacNeil |
| Appears On : | Orain Floraidh |
| Language : | Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic) |
| Other Versions : |
"
Crann Tara
" on Anna Murray's album Into Indigo
" Alasdair Og " on Shine's album Sugarcane |
| Lyrics : | English Translation : |
| Alasdair Oig 'ic 'ic Neacail | Young Alasdair Nicholson |
| Sèist : | Chorus (after each verse) : |
| Hillin o o hi ho ro | Hillin o o hi ho ro |
| Hillin o o hi ho ro | Hillin o o hi ho ro |
| Na hullairin o ho hi o ro ho | Na hullairin o ho hi o ro ho |
| B'fheàrr leam fhìn gum beirinn mac dhuit | I wish I could bear you a son |
| Còignear no sianar no seachdnar | Five or six or seven |
| 'S thogainn suas ar bharra bas iad | I would bring them up with pride |
| Air mo ghualainn far am faict' iad | On my shoulder where they could be seen |
| Dh'olta fion air bòrd am baistidh | Wine would be drunk at their christening |
| 'S bheirinn ceàird a làimh gach fear dhiu | I would give each one of them a trade |
| Fear na dhiùc dhiubh 's fear na Chaiptein | One a duke and one a captain |
| Fear air long mhòir a Sasuinn | One on a big ship in England |
| Fear na sgrìobhadair am Peairt dhiu | One a writer in Perth |