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Illean À I |
| Credits : |
a) Illean À I - traditional; arranged by Tannas
b) 'Se Faoileag A Th'annad - Miles Campbell |
| Appears On : | Suilean Dubh |
| Language : | Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic) |
| Other Versions : | a) " Illean Aigh " on Mary Jane Lamond's album Òrain Ghàidhlig |
| Lyrics : | English Translation : |
| Dh'éirich mi gu moch ro latha | I got up early before dawn |
| Thug mi gu siùbhal nan gleannaibh | I go to travelling the glens |
| Sèist : | Chorus (after each verse) : |
| Illean à i ó hu o hu | Illean à i ó hu o hu |
| Chall o à i hiúraibh o ho | Chall o à i hiúraibh o ho |
| Illean à i ó hu o hu | Illean à i ó hu o hu |
| Thug mi gu siùbhal nan gleannaibh | I go to travelling the glens |
| Thachair Dùghall rium 'na dheannaibh | I met Dougal in a hurry |
| Thachair Dùghall rium 'na dheannaibh | I met Dougal in a hurry |
| E ri fiadh bho bheinn gu baile | Hunting deer from hill to home |
| E ri fiadh bho bheinn gu baile | Hunting deer from hill to home |
| As a sin gu beul na mara | From there to the edge of the sea |
| As a sin gu beul na mara | From there to the edge of the sea |
| Dh'iarraidh e luaidh, clàr is salainn | He would want lead, a board and salt |
| Dh'iarraidh e luaidh, clàr is salainn | He would want lead, a board and salt |
| Bàta gus dhol dha na Hearadh | A boat to go to Harris |
| Bàta gus dhol dha na Hearadh | A boat to go to Harris |
| Sgiobar innt air cheathrair fearaibh | With a skipper and four men |
| Sgiobar innt air cheathrair fearaibh | With a skipper and four men |
| Chuireadh i thro chuan dha h-aindeoin | Who could force it through the sea |
| (Sèist...) | (Chorus...) |
| 'Se faoileag a th'annad | You are a seagull |
| Do sgiathan a' brìodal na gaoithe | Your wings caressing the wind |
| Seall cho ard's tha thu seòladh | See how high you fly |
| Air fiar mheidh do sgéith | On the true balance of your wings |
| 'Se bàta a th'annad | You are a boat |
| Ann an saoghal fada on t-saoghal seo | In a world far from this |
| Seòladh mi annad gu tir a' gheallaigh | I will sail you to the promised land |
| Ni sinn crònan eadar na stallachan dearga | We will croon between the red cliffs |
| Tha thu mar shealladh ann an aisling | Your are like a dream vision |
| A chunnaic mi nuair a bha mi òg | I saw when I was young |
| Tha thu ga mo bhuaireadh | You torment me |
| Eader na cladaichean uaine | Between the green shores |