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Gaol Ise Gaol I |
| Credits : | Traditional; arranged by Flora MacNeil |
| Appears On : | Orain Floraidh |
| Language : | Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic) |
| Other Versions : | " Gur E Mis' Tha Gu Tinn " by Maeve MacKinnon on the Gaelic Scotland compilation |
| Lyrics : | English Translation : |
| Gaol ise gaol i | She's my love |
| Sèist : | Chorus (after each verse) : |
| Eo hao o hao o | Eo hao o hao o |
| Hao ri ri o hu o | Hao ri ri o hu o |
| Ro ho i o hi o | Ro ho i o hi o |
| Gaol air Anna ni' n Nill | Love for Anna, daughter of Neil |
| Mi dualach mi donn | My hair, curly and brown |
| Mi mar chuthaig an coill' | Like a cuckoo in a wood |
| Mi ma smeòrach an craoibh | Like a thrush on a tree |
| Mi gu biorshuileach binn | Keen my eyes, sweet my voice |
| Mi torrach mi trom | I am heavy with child |
| Chan ann le balach mo throm | But no ordinary lad is my child |
| Ach leis an lasgaire dhonn | But by the dark-haired hero |
| Mac fir Bhaile nan Long | Son of the Laird of the ships |
| Leis an èireadh na suinn | With whom warriors would rise |
| Gaol ise gaol i | She's my love |
| Gaol air Anna ni'n Nill | Love for Anna, daughter of Neil |