Rachel Walker - Oran Chalum Sgàire

Lyrics :	English Translation :

Och hirì gur trom m' osnaich	Och hiri, my sighs are deep
'S fad bho mo luaidh nochd mi	I am far from my love tonight
Mise tuath air ceann Lochlann	I am north of the head of Norway
Is is' aig Loch an Fhir Mhaoil	And she is in Loch an Fhir Mhaoil

Sèist :	Chorus (after each verse) :
Fàill éille 's ho ra u	Fàill éille 's ho ra u
Fàill éille 's ho ra u	Fàill éille 's ho ra u
Fàill éille 's ho ra u	Fàill éille 's ho ra u
Hogaidh ó 's na hó ì	Hogaidh ó 's na hó ì

Ged is math a bhith seòladh	Although it is good to be sailing
'S olc a tha e gam chòrdadh	Little do I enjoy it now
'S mór gum b' fheàrr a bhith 'm Bòstadh	I would much prefer to be in Bostadh
A' cur an eòrna 's a' raon	Planting the barley in the field

Dh'fhalbh i ghluais i leinn dhachaidh	She departed, she moved homewards with us
Chuir i chuairt ud air Arcaibh	She went around Orkney
Cruinn ùra, 's siùil gheala	With her new masts and white sails
Tide mhara 's i leinn	And a favorable tide

Tighinn a nuas dhuinn aig Barbhas	When we came to Barvas
Thàinig oiteg on earra dheas	A breeze came from the southeast
'S ann a shamhlaich mi falbh i	I likened her movement
Ris an earba air tìr	To the roe deer ashore

Nuair a dhìrich mi 'n cruadhlach	When I reached the bank
Thug mi sùil thar mo ghuailleadh	I looked over my shoulder
'S ann a chunnaic mi gruagach	I saw a maiden
A' dol mun cuairt air a nì	Attending to her cattle

Nuair a dhìrich i bhruthach	When she had climbed to brae
Thilg i bhuarach 's an cuman	She threw down her cow-fetter and milking pail
'S thuirt i, "S uaibhreach an-diugh mi	And said, "Proud am I today
Seo air cuspair mo ghaoil"	Here is the subject of my love"


	Oran Chalum Sgàire

Credits :	Malcolm MacAuley; arranged by Allan Henderson & Rachel Walker

Appears On :	Bràighe Loch Iall

Language :	Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)

Other Versions :	" Calum Sgaire " on the Bothy Band's album Old Hag You Have Killed Me " Calum Sgaire " by Mairi MacInnes on the Ar Cànan 'S Ar Ceòl compilation