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English Translation
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Ho rò, chan eil cadal orm
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Ho rò, I am unable to sleep
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Chan eil m' air' air sòlas
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I cannot think of happiness
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Mo chùlaibh ri ceòl gàire
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I have turned my back on laughter
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Bho 'n latha chaidh mo phòsadh
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Since the day I was married
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Ho rò, chan eil cadal orm
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Ho rò, I am unable to sleep
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Bha m'athair is mo mhàthair
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My father, my mother
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'S mo bhràithrean uile deònach
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And all my brothers were willing
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Mo phòsadh ris an t-seann fhear
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To have me married to the old fellow
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On bha mi gann de stòras
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Because I had no wealth
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Ho rò, chan eil cadal orm
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Ho rò, I am unable to sleep
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'S e 'n t-òr a thug an car asam
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It was gold which deceived me
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'S e 'n seann fhear rinn mo bhuaireadh
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The old man sorely tried me
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'S e 'm pòsadh rinn mo shàrach
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Marriage has distressed me
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'S tha bhlàth siud air mo ghruaidh-sa
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As you can see from the pallor of my cheek
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Ho rò, chan eil cadal orm
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Ho rò, I am unable to sleep
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Chan eil m' air' air sòlas
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I cannot think of happiness
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Mo chùlaibh ri ceòl gàire
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I have turned my back on laughter
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Bho 'n latha chaidh mo phòsadh
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Since the day I was married
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Ho rò, chan eil cadal orm
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Ho rò, I am unable to sleep
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Nuair bhios càch 's na bailtean 's iad
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While others in the townships
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A' crathadh an cuid ghùntaibh
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Are flaunting their nightgowns
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Bidh mise leis an t-seann fhear
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I lie with the old man
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A's srann aig air mo chùlaibh
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As he snores behind me
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Ho rò, chan eil cadal orm
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Ho rò, I am unable to sleep
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Comhairl' oirbh a chaileagan
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My advice to you, young girls
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An earail seo na diùltaibh
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Do not disregard this caution
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Gun tàir a dhean' air òigfhear
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Is not to despise a young man
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Ged bhios a sporran sùmhail
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However tight his purse
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Ho rò, chan eil cadal orm
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Ho rò, I am unable to sleep
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Chan eil m' air' air sòlas
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I cannot think of happiness
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Mo chùlaibh ri ceòl gàire
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I have turned my back on laughter
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Bho 'n latha chaidh mo phòsadh
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Since the day I was married
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Ho rò, chan eil cadal orm
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Ho rò, I am unable to sleep
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Ho rò, chan eil cadal orm
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Ho rò, I am unable to sleep
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Chan eil m' air' air sòlas
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I cannot think of happiness
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Mo chùlaibh ri ceòl gàire
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I have turned my back on laughter
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Bho 'n latha chaidh mo phòsadh
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Since the day I was married
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Ho rò, chan eil cadal orm
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Ho rò, I am unable to sleep
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