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English Translation
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Sèist
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Chorus (after each verse)
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Soiridh leis a bhreacan ùr
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Farewell to the new plaid
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Oir 's ann air a tha mo rùn
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I have a great affection for it
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B'ait leam e os cionn mo ghlùin
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I enjoyed wearing it above my knee
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Ann am pleatadh dlùth mun cuairt
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And pleated around my waist
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Mallachd nan Gaidheal gu lèir
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May King William and his rabble
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Aig Righ Uilleam 's aig a thrèud
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Be cursed by every Highlander
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Cuir e bhriogais ghlas an cèill
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He forced us to wear the gray breeches
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Gus an t-èidheadh-sa thoirt uainn
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Thereby depriving us of our own attire
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Chuir mi bhriogais ghlas rim thaobh
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I laid the gray trousers by my side
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'S barail leam gun robh mi faoin
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Feeling very foolish
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Cha dean gruagach òg mo thaobh
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No young lass will come near me
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Bhon a fhuair mi 'n t-aodach ùr
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Now that I have my new outfit
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Chuir mi bhriogais ghlas fo m' cheann
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I placed the gray trousers beneath my head
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'N àite 'n fhèileadh bhig a bh' ann
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Instead of the kilt I used to have
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Gu bhi coltach ris an dream
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Which made me akin to the race
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Tha 'n taobh tuath de uisge Chluaidh
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Who live north of the River Clyde
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Nuair a thèid mi fhìn dhan airm
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But when I join the army
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Gheibh mi fhèileadh 's sporran garbh
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I will receive a rough kilt and sporran
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Bonaid bhiorach mholach ghorm
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A pointed hairy blue bonnet and a yard of ribbon
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'S slat de riobainn 's toirm mum chluais
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As the noise of battle thunders about my ears
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(Sèist 2x)
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(Chorus 2x)
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