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Méav Ailein Duinn
   
Credits : Traditional; arranged by Capercaillie
   
Appears On : Méav
   
Language : Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)
   
Other Versions : " Ailein Duinn " on Capercaillie's album To The Moon
" Ailein Duinn " on Mac-talla's album ...Mairidh Gaol Is Ceol
   

Lyrics : English Translation :
   
Gura mise tha fo éislean How sorrowful I am
Moch sa mhaduinn is mi g'éirigh Early in the morning rising
   
Sèist : Chorus (after each verse) :
Ò hì shiùbhlainn leat Ò hì, I would go with you
Hì ri bhò hò ru bhì Hì ri bhò hò ru bhì
Hì ri bhò hò rinn o ho Hì ri bhò hò rinn o ho
Ailein Duinn, ò hì shiùbhlainn leat Brown-haired Alan, ò hì, I would go with you
   
Ma 's'en cluasag dhuit a ghaineamh If your pillow is the sand
Ma 'se leabaidh dhut an gheamainn If your bed is the seaweed
   
Ma 's en t-iasg do choinlean geala If the fish are your bright candles
Ma 's e na ròin do luchd-faire If the seals are your watchmen
   
Dh'òlainn deoch ge boil le càch e I'd drink, though all abhor it
De dh'fhuil do choim 's tu 'n déidh do bhathadh Of your heart's blood after your drowning