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Seinn |
| Credits : | Traditional; arranged by Shine |
| Appears On : | Sugarcane |
| Language : | Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic) |
| Other Versions : |
"
Seinn O
" on Mary Jane Lamond's album Suas E!
" Seinn O Hò Rò Seinn " on Fiona Mackenzie & Arthur Cormack's album Seinn! O Ho Ro Seinn! " Seinn O Ho Ro Seinn " on Flora MacNeil's album Craobh Nan Ubhal |
| Lyrics : | English Translation : |
| Gur a muladach tha mi | I am sad |
| 'S mi air airigh ri bhainne | On sheiling of dairy cattle |
| Sèist : | Chorus (after each verse) : |
| Seinn o ho ro seinn | Sing o ho ro sing |
| Seinn o ho ro leannain | Sing o ho ro darling |
| Seinn o ho ro seinn | Sing o ho ro sing |
| Gur a muladach sgith mi | I am sad and weary |
| 'S mi leam fhin air tir m' aineol | Alone in an unknown land |
| Cha b'ionnan mar a tha mi | My circumstances are unlike |
| Man do dh'fhag mi'm braighe Raineoch | They were before leaving Rannoch Moor |
| Le'm phiuthar le mo bhrathair | With my brother and sister |
| Ged bhith manran ri'm leanann | __ to dally with my sweetheart |
| Ann am bothag an t'sùgraidh | In the little hut of lovemaking |
| 'Se bu dunnaig ri Barrach | Its entrance was closed with brush tops |
| Ann an eilean an leodach | In the Isle of Lewis |
| Far am pos gach caileig | Where every girl will wed |
| Seinn o horo Thormaid | Sing o horo Norman |
| Air nan gorm shuilean meallach | Of the blue beguiling eyes |
| Seinn o horo Ruairi | Sing o horo Rory |
| Bith daoin-uaisle air do bhanais | Noblemen will attend your wedding feast |
| Gur a muladach tha mi | I am sad |
| 'S mi air airigh ri bhainne | On sheiling of dairy cattle |