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Crann Tara |
| Credits : |
a) Crann Tara - Alland MacDonald
b) Alasdair Òig Mhic'ic Neacail - traditional; arranged by Steve Lawrence, Anna Mhoireach & Iain F. MacLeod |
| Appears On : | Into Indigo |
| Language : | Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic) |
| Other Versions : |
b) "
Alasdair Oig 'Ic 'Ic Neacail
" on Flora MacNeil's album Orain Floraidh
" Alasdair Og " on Shine's album Sugarcane |
| Lyrics : | English Translation : |
| Alasdair Oig mhic 'ic Neacail | Young Alasdair, son of the son of Nichol |
| Sèist : | Chorus (after each verse) : |
| Iluin o ho, hi i ho ro ho | Iluin o ho, hi i ho ro ho |
| Iluin o, hi i o ro | Iluin o, hi i o ro |
| Na hul irin o ho, hi i ho ro ho | Na hul irin o ho, hi i ho ro ho |
| B' fhearr leam fhìn gum beirinn mac dhuit | I wish I could bear you a son |
| Còignear no sianar no seachdnar | Five or six or seven of them |
| Chuirinn ciùird an làimh gach fear dhiubh | I would give each one a trade |
| Bheirinn cìoch is glùin dha 'n asgaidh | I would suckle the and raise them without payment |
| Thogainn suas air mar a b' fhasa iad | I would lift them up where it would be easiest |
| Air mo ghualainn far am faicte iad | Up on my shoulder where they would be seen |