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Fionnghuala |
| Credits : | Traditional; arranged by Nightnoise |
| Appears On : | Shadow Of Time |
| Language : | Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic) |
| Other Versions : |
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Fionnghuala
" on Anúna's album Anúna
" Fionnghuala " on the Bothy Band's album The Best Of The Bothy Band " Fionnaghuala " on Talitha MacKenzie's album Spiorad " Bothan " on Alyth McCormack's album An Iomall " Ruidhleadh " on Anna Murray's album Trì Nithean " Heidi " on Shine's album Sugarcane |
| Lyrics : | English Translation : |
| Thuirt an gobha fuirighidh mi | The blacksmith said, "I'll wait" |
| 'S thuirt an gobha falbhaidh mi | The blacksmith said, "I'll go" |
| 'S thuirt an gobha leis an othail | The blacksmith said, in his confusion |
| A bh' air an dòrus an t-sàbhail | Standing at the door of the barn |
| Gu rachadh e a shuirghe | That he was going to go courting |
| Sèist : | Chorus (after each verse) : |
| 'Si eilean nam bothan nam bothan | Island of bothies, of bothies |
| Eilean nam bothan nam bothan | Island of bothies, of bothies |
| Eilean nam bothan nam bothan | Island of bothies, of bothies |
| Am bothan a bh' aig Fionnghuala | Fingal's bothies |
| 'Si eilean nam bothan nam bothan | Island of bothies, of bothies |
| Eilean nam bothan nam bothan | Island of bothies, of bothies |
| Eilean nam bothan nam bothan | Island of bothies, of bothies |
| Am bothan a bh' aig Fionnghuala | Fingal's bothies |
| Bheirinn fead air fulmairean | I'd knock spots off the birds |
| Bheirinn fead air falmairean | I'd knock spots off the hakes |
| Liuthannan beaga na mara | Little lythes of the sea |
| Bheireamaid greis air an tarrainn | We would take a while hauling them in |
| Na maireadh na duirgh dhuinn | If our hand lines last |
| Cha d'thuirt an dadan a' seo | We got nothing here |
| Cha d'thuirt an dadan a' seo | We got nothing here |
| Cha d'thuirt an dadan a' seo | We got nothing here |
| Bheireamaid greis air an tarrainn | We would take a while hauling them in |
| Na maireadh na duirgh dhuinn | If our hand lines last |
| Bheirinn fead air fulmairean | I'd knock spots off the birds |
| Bheirinn fead air falmairean | I'd knock spots off the hakes |
| Liuthannan beaga na mara | Little lythes of the sea |
| Bheireamaid greis air an tarrainn | We would take a while hauling them in |
| Na maireadh na duirgh dhuinn | If our hand lines last |
| Cha d'thuirt an dadan a' seo | We got nothing here |
| Cha d'thuirt an dadan a' seo | We got nothing here |
| Cha d'thuirt an dadan a' seo | We got nothing here |
| Bheireamaid greis air an tarrainn | We would take a while hauling them in |
| Na maireadh na duirgh dhuinn | If our hand lines last |
| Thuirt an gobha fuirighidh mi | The blacksmith said, "I'll wait" |
| 'S thuirt an gobha falbhaidh mi | The blacksmith said, "I'll go" |
| 'S thuirt an gobha leis an othail | The blacksmith said, in his confusion |
| A bh' air an dòrus an t-sàbhail | Standing at the door of the barn |
| Gu rachadh e a shuirghe | That he was going to go courting |