Anna Murray - Mairead Nan Cuiread

Lyrics :	English Translation :

Tha mulad, tha mulad	Sadness, sadness
Tha lionn-dubh orm fhèin	Deep melancholy is mine
Hi ri hoireann o, hi ri hoireann o	Hi ri hoireann o, hi ri hoireann o
Tha de mhìngean air m'aire	There is such despair in my mind
Ni nach aidich mo bheul	That my mouth cannot confess it
Hi ri ri ri o ho, roho hi hoireann o	Hi ri ri ri o ho, roho hi hoireann o

Ach a Mhàiread nan cuiread	But wily Margaret
'S dàna chuir thu orm breug	Boldly you told lies about me
Hi ri hoireann o, hi ri hoireann o	Hi ri hoireann o, hi ri hoireann o
Thilg thu ormsa mar aithlis	You cast up to me in slander
Nach b' fhuilear dhomh 'm bréid	Tha I needed a snood
Hi ri ri ri o ho, roho hi hoireann o	Hi ri ri ri o ho, roho hi hoireann o

Gu robh leanabh am pasgadh	That there was a child hidden
Fo asna mo chéibh	Behind my ribcage
Hi ri hoireann o, hi ri hoireann o	Hi ri hoireann o, hi ri hoireann o
Cuim nach ìnnseadh tu 'n fhìrinn	Why couldn't you tell the truth
Mar a dh' ìnnsinn ort fhèin?	As I would about you?
Hi ri ri ri o ho, roho hi hoireann o	Hi ri ri ri o ho, roho hi hoireann o

Ann an làthair mo thighearn'	In the presence of my lord
Far am bithinn 's tu rèidh	Where you and I would be on equal terms
Hi ri hoireann o, hi ri hoireann o	Hi ri hoireann o, hi ri hoireann o
Thilg thu ormsa mar dhearrais	You cast up to me, for spite
Gu robh m' athair an éis	That my father was in poverty
Hi ri ri ri o ho, roho hi hoireann o	Hi ri ri ri o ho, roho hi hoireann o

Cha b' ionnan dha m' athair	Your father and my father
'S dha d' athair-sa fhèin	Are not the same
Hi ri hoireann o, hi ri hoireann o	Hi ri hoireann o, hi ri hoireann o
Cha b' ionnan dha 'n taighean	Their houses were not equal
'N àm laighe don ghréin	At the setting of the sun
Hi ri ri ri o ho, roho hi hoireann o	Hi ri ri ri o ho, roho hi hoireann o

'S ann a gheibhte 'n taigh d' athar-s'	In your father's house would be found
Cinn is cnàmhan an éisg	The heads and bones of fish
Hi ri hoireann o, hi ri hoireann o	Hi ri hoireann o, hi ri hoireann o
'S ann a gheibhte 'n taigh m-athar-s'	In my father's house would be found
Cinn is casan an fhéidh	The heads and legs of deer
Hi ri ri ri o ho, roho hi hoireann o	Hi ri ri ri o ho, roho hi hoireann o


	Mairead Nan Cuiread

Credits :	Traditional; arranged by Anna Mhoireach

Appears On :	Into Indigo

Language :	Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)

Other Versions :	" Tha Mulad " on Sìleas' album Delighted With Harps " Mairead Nan Cuiread " on Tannas' album Rù-Rà " Tha Mulad, Tha Mulad " on Whistlebinkies' album Timber Timbre