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Cadal Cha Dean Mi |
| Credits : | Traditional; arranged by Anna Mhoireach |
| Appears On : | Out Of The Blue |
| Language : | Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic) |
| Other Versions : |
"
Cadal Cha Dean Mi
" on Flora MacNeil's album Craobh Nan Ubhal
" Cadal Chan Fhaigh Mi " on Sìleas' album Delighted With Harps |
| Lyrics : | English Translation : |
| Cadal cha dean mi | I can get no sleep |
| Sùgradh cha dean mise | I cannot make merry |
| Nochd chan fhaigh mi tàmh | Tonight I can get no rest |
| 'S gun mo ghràdh a tighinn | Since my love is not coming |
| Cadal cha dean mi | I can get no sleep |
| Chì mi, chì mi bhuam | I see, I see yonder |
| Chì mi luaidh mo chridhe | I see the love of my heart |
| Chì mi seachad suas | I see passing by |
| Buaireadair nan nighean | The one who turns girls' heads |
| Cadal cha dean mi | I can get no sleep |
| Chan ann dubh no ruadh | Not black nor red-haired |
| A tha luaidh mo chridhe | Is the love of my heart |
| Ach gu dualach bàn | His flowing locks are fair |
| Ailleagan nan gillean | The handsomest of lads |
| Cadal cha dean mi | I can get no sleep |
| Chiòbair thu le'd chù | Skilled shepherd with your dog |
| Sealgair thu le'd ghunna | Skilled hunter with your gun |
| Maraiche nan tonn | Skilled sailor of the seas |
| Chuireadh long bho h-uigheam | To sail a full-rigged ship |
| Cadal cha dean mi | I can get no sleep |
| Cha b'ann an taigh sùidh | It was not in a sooty black house |
| Bha mi'n dùil a bhithinn | I thought it would be |
| Ach an taigh geal ùr | But in a fine white-washed house |
| Cuir cùiteir ri uinneig | Hanging curtains on a window |
| Cadal cha dean mi | I can get no sleep |
| Dhìrich mi'n Càrn Bàn | I climbed Carn Bàn |
| Fhuair mi aite suidh ann | I found a place to sit there |
| Dh'fhaicinn Rubha Stòir | To watch the Point of Stoer |
| Far'n do sheol do luingeas | Where your ship had sailed |
| Cadal cha dean mi | I can get no sleep |
| Shèid a ghaoith a thuath | The north wind blew |
| Nuas troimh'n Chaolas Chumhang | Down through the Sound of Kyleshu |
| Dhiult i tighinn mu'n cuairt | She refused to go about |
| 'S bhuail i air an rubha | And struck upon the headland |
| Cadal cha dean mi | I can get no sleep |
| Bhuail i air an tràigh | She struck upon the shore |
| Far a fàs an duileasg | Where the dulse grows |
| Leum thu aiste, ghraidh | You leaped overboard, my love |
| 'S shàbhail thu iad uile | And you saved all of them |
| Cadal cha dean mi | I can get no sleep |