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Gruagach òg an fhuilt bhàin |
Young fair-haired maid |
Éisd ri bàrdachd mo bhilean |
Listen to my poem |
Thoir dhomh gealladh thar chaìch |
Give me a promise forsaking all others |
'S air do sgàtha ni mi tilleadh |
And I will do the same for you |
Ged 's iomadh té 's an robh m'ùigh |
Although there were many women in my affections |
Anns gach dùthaich is cinneadh |
In every land and clan |
O nach aontaich thu leam |
Oh won't you yield to me |
'S mi bhiodh sunndach 'gad shireadh |
And I would be happy to fulfill your desires |
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Ged theireadh do chàirdean |
Although your relatives warned |
Gur tràth thug mi'n gealladh |
That I gave my promise too young |
Do gruagach òg an fhuilt bhàin |
To the fair-haired maid |
A chaidh àrach am Barraidh |
Who was brought up in Barra |
'S iomadh fear anns gach àit' |
Many men in every place |
Rinn a nàdur a mhealladh |
Tried to entice her |
Co bheir maorach á tràigh |
Who would gather shellfish from the shore |
Nuair tha'n làn air tigh'nn thairis |
When the tide comes in |
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'S truagh nach robh mi mar eun |
If only I were like a bird |
Ite sgiathan gun ghiorradh |
With unclipped wings and feathers |
'S mi gun siùbhladh an iarmailt |
Travelling through the skies |
'S mi nach iarradh gu tilleadh |
Not wanting to return without you |
Bu mhór m'aighear 's mo shunnd |
How happy and peaceful I would be |
Togail cùrs' thar gach linne |
Making my way across the sea |
'S nuair a dhealaicheadh tu rium |
And when you would give me your promise |
Bhiodh mo shùilean a' sileadh |
My tears would flow |
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Chaidh do chliu chur an dàn |
Your praises have been sung in song |
'S tha do chànan aig filidh |
And the poets speak your language |
Chaidh do thogail is t'árach |
You were born and reared |
Ann am fàsaichean Uibhist |
In the wilderness of Uist |
'S e gaol carraig nan àl |
It is the yearning for a strong tie |
Leanas nàdur an duine |
That grips man's nature |
'S tu mo reul fad gach làtha |
And you are my star throughout every day |
'S bidh mo ghràdh far an suidh thu |
And my love will be wherever you shine |