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Latha dhomh 's mi sraidearachd |
One day as I strolled |
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Gu h-àrd os cionn Dhunèidean |
High above Edinburgh |
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'S ann thachair orm an saighdear |
I met the soldier |
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Is dh'fhoighneachd e mo sgeul dhiom |
And he asked me about myself |
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Chorus: |
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Hi rì hill ò hug òirinn o |
Hi rì hill ò hug òirinn o |
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Hi rì hill ò mo dhèideag |
Hi rì hill ò mo dhèideag |
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Hi rì hill ò hug òirinn o |
Hi rì hill ò hug òirinn o |
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'S ann thachair orm an saighdear |
I met the soldier |
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Is dh'fhoighneachd e mo sgeul dhiom |
And he asked me about myself |
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'S thuirt e rium a liostaiginn |
He asked me if I would enlist |
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'S gun sheas mi greis 's gun dh'èist mi |
I stood for a while and listened |
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'S thuirt e rium a liostaiginn |
He asked me if I would enlist |
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'S gun sheas mi greis 's gun dh'èist mi |
I stood for a while and listened |
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Is thuirt e rium 's a Ghàidhlig |
And he said to me in Gaelic |
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'S i chiùird as fheàrr bho'n ghrèin i |
It's the best profession under the sun |
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Is thug e dh'an taigh-òsda mi |
He took me to the inn |
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On dheònaich e bhi rèidh rium |
Because he wished to befriend me |
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Is chuir e bean na bainnse |
And he put the Queen's shilling |
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Nam làimh am fianuis cheudan |
In my hand witnessed by hundreds |
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Is chuir e bean na bainnse |
And he put the Queen's shilling |
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Nam làimh am fianuis cheudan |
In my hand witnessed by hundreds |
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Mo mhollachd aig an Fhrangach |
My curses on the Frenchman |
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Na champa chaoidh cha tèid mi |
I will never go to his camp |
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Mo mhollachd aig an Fhrangach |
My curses on the Frenchman |
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Na champa chaoidh cha tèid mi |
I will never go to his camp |
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'S mo mhollach aig a Chornailier |
And my curses on the Colonel |
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Cha tug e fòrladh fhèin dhomh |
He did not even give me leave |
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'S mo mhollach aig a Chornailier |
And my curses on the Colonel |
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Cha tug e fòrladh fhèin dhomh |
He did not even give me leave |
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'S na caileagan a pòsadh |
And the girls are marrying |
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'S nach fhaigh mi còir air tè dhuibh |
And I cannot get one of them |
