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A Phiuthrag 'S A Phiuthar |
| Credits : | Traditional; arranged by Maggie MacInnes |
| Appears On : | Eilean Mara |
| Language : | Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic) |
| Lyrics : | English Translation : |
| A phiuthrag 's a phiuthar hu ru | Little sister, sister hu ru |
| Ghaoil, a phiuthar hu ru | My love, my sister hu ru |
| Nach truagh leat fhein o o hol ill eo | Can you not pity o o hol ill eo |
| Nochd mo chumha hu ru | My grief tonight hu ru |
| Nach truagh leat fhein hu ru | Can you not pity hu ru |
| Nochd mo chumha hu ru | My grief tonight hu ru |
| Mi 'm bothan beag o o hol ill eo | Small my dwelling o o hol ill eo |
| Iosal cumhang hu ru | Low and narrow hu ru |
| Mi 'm bothan beag hu ru | Small my dwelling hu ru |
| Iosal cumhang hu ru | Low and narrow hu ru |
| Gun sgrath dhion air o o hol ill eo | No roof of turf o o hol ill eo |
| Gun lub tughaidh hu ru | No thatch entwined hu ru |
| Gun sgrath dhion air hu ru | No roof of turf hu ru |
| Gun lub tughaidh hu ru | No thatch entwined hu ru |
| Ach uisge nam beann o o hol ill eo | But hillside water o o hol ill eo |
| Sios 'na shruth leis hu ru | Like a running stream hu ru |
| Ach uisge nam beann hu ru | But hillside water hu ru |
| Sios 'na shruth leis hu ru | Like a running stream hu ru |
| 'S Heabhal mhor o o hol ill eo | And mighty Heaval o o hol ill eo |
| Nan each dhriumfhionn hu ru | With white-maned horses hu ru |