Tannas - Cearcall A' Chuain

Lyrics :	English Translation :

Tha sinn uile air cuan	We are all on an ocean
Stiùireadh cuairt troimh ar beatha	Steering a course through life
A' seoladh geòla dhorcha	Sailing a dark vessel
Air chall an greim na mara	Lost in the grip of the ocean
Tha a' ghaoth air ar cùl	The wind is astern
Tha a' gheòl' a cumail roimhpe	The boat forging ahead
'S cha dèan uair no an cuan	And time and the sea
Toinisg dhuinn no rian	Makes no sense to us at all

A' mhuir tha i ciùin	The sea is calm
Tha i fiadhaich, tha i farsuing	It is wild, it is vast
Tha i àlainn, tha i diamhair	It is beautiful, it is mysterious
Tha i gamhlasach is domhainn	It is vengeful and deep
O ach sinn, tha sinn dall	Oh but we are blind
'S chan eil againn ach beatha	And all we have is life
Tog an seòl, tog an ràmh	Raise the sail, lift the oars
'Gus am faigh sinn astar ann	'Til we get up speed

Tha mi'n dùil, tha mi'n dùil	I intend, I do intend
'N uair a bhios a' ghrian 'dol fodha	When the sun is sinking down
Chì iad mi a' stiùireadh 'n iar	To be seen steering a westerly course
Null a dh'Uibhist air a' chearcall	On the ocean's cycle to Uist
O cearcall a' chuain	Oh the ocean's cycle
Gu bràth bidh i a' tionndadh	Forever I'll be turning
Leam gu machair geal an iar	To take me back to the pole machair in the west
Far an do thòisich an là	Where the day has dawned

Cearcall a' chuain, cearcall a' chuain	The ocean's cycle, the ocean's cycle
Cearcall a' chuain, cearcall a' chuain	The ocean's cycle, the ocean's cycle


	Cearcall A' Chuain

Credits :	a) Cearcall A' Chuain - Calum MacDonald & Rory MacDonald b) An Ataireachd Ard - John MacDonald

Appears On :	Oighreachd

Language :	Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)