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Colla Mo Rùn |
| Credits : | Traditional; arranged by Margaret Stewart & Allan MacDonald |
| Appears On : | Colla Mo Rùn |
| Language : | Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic) |
| Lyrics : | English Translation : |
| 'S a Cholla mo ghaol, seachainn an caol | Coll, my love, avoid the strait |
| Seachainn an caol, seachainn an caol | Avoid the strait, avoid the strait |
| Cholla mo ghaol, seachainn an caol | Coll, my love, avoid the strait |
| Seachainn an caol, tha mi | Avoid the strait, I am |
| Tha mise làimh, tha mise làimh | I am imprisoned, I am imprisoned |
| 'S a Cholla mo ghràdh, seachainn am bàgh | Coll, my love, avoid the bay |
| Seachainn am bàgh, seachainn am bàgh | Avoid the bay, avoid the bay |
| Cholla mo ghràdh, seachainn am bàgh | Coll, my love, avoid the bay |
| Seachainn am bàgh, tha mì | Avoid the bay, I am |
| Tha mise làimh, tha mise làimh | I am imprisoned, I am imprisoned |
| 'S a Cholla mhìn a Mhic a Phì | Gentle Coll of the MacPhees |
| Gur àirde chluinnte fuaim do phìob | Loud the sound of your pipes could be heard |
| Eadar an Coire 's an Crianan | Between the Corrie and Crinan |
| Mach 's a steach mu bheul Chaol Ìle | In and out of the mouth of the Strait of Islay |
| O fhalbh, o fhalbh | ___ |
| (2x) | (2x) |
| 'S a Cholla ghaòlaich, ghlac 'ad mi | Beloved Coll, they have caught me |
| Cholla ghaolaich, ghlac 'ad mi | Beloved Coll, they have caught me |
| 'S a Cholla ghaòlaich, ghlac 'ad mi | Beloved Coll, they have caught me |
| Gur h-ann 's a' caòl a ghlac 'ad mi | It was in the strait that they caught me |
| 'S a Cholla ghràdhaich sàbhail mì | My dearest Coll, save me |
| Cholla ghràdhaich sàbhail mi | Dearest Coll, save me |
| 'S a Cholla ghràdhaich sàbhail mì | My dearest Coll, save me |
| Gur h-ann 's a bhàgh a ghlac 'ad mì | It was in the bay that they caught me |
| 'S a Cholla mo rùn, seachainn an Dùn | Coll, my love, avoid the fort |
| Seachainn an Dùn, seachainn an Dùn | Avoid the fort, avoid the fort |
| Cholla mo rùn, seachainn an Dùn | Coll, my love, avoid the fort |
| Seachainn an Dùn, tha mì | Avoid the fort, I am |
| Tha mise làimh, tha mise làimh | I am imprisoned, I am imprisoned |