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Alasdair Og |
| Credits : | Traditional; arranged by Shine |
| Appears On : | Sugarcane |
| Language : | Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic) |
| Other Versions : |
"
Alasdair Oig 'Ic 'Ic Neacail
" on Flora MacNeil's album Orain Floraidh
" Crann Tara " on Anna Murray's album Into Indigo |
| Lyrics : | English Translation : |
| Curfá : | Chorus (after each verse) : |
| Illuin o hi ri ho ro ho | Illuin o hi ri ho ro ho |
| Illuin o hi ri ho ro | Illuin o hi ri ho ro |
| Na huilirin o hi ri ho ro ho | Na huilirin o hi ri ho ro ho |
| Alasdair og Mhic Ic Neacail | Young Alasdair Nicholson |
| B'fhearr leam fhin gum beirinn mac dhuit | I wish I could bear you a son |
| Coignear na sianar na seachdnar | Five or six or seven |
| Chuirinn ciurd an laimh gach fear dhuit | I would give each one a trade |
| Bheirinn cioch is gluinn dha'n asgaidh | I would suckle the and raise them without payment |
| Thogainn suas air mar a' bhas fhasa iad | I would bring them up where it would be easiest |
| Air mo ghualainn far am faicte iad | On my shoulder where they could be seen |
| Fear na Dhiuc dhiubh's fear na Chaipean | One a duke and one a captain |
| Fear air a long mhor as Sasunn | One on a big ship in England |
| Fear na dhrobhair mor na mart dhuibh | ___ |
| Fear na sgriobhadair am Peart dhaibh | One a writer in Perth |