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Bho Thìr Nan Craobh Air Faillirinn Iu
   
Credits: Traditional
   
Appears On: Bho Thìr Nan Craobh
   
Language: Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)
   

Lyrics: English Translation:
   
Sèist: Chorus (after each verse):
Air fàillirinn iù Air fàillirinn iù
Horo iùilrinn o Horo iùilrinn o
Air fàillirinn iù Air fàillirinn iù
   
Gur mise tha fo mhulad I am sad
Air uilinn nan stùc As I recline on the rocky slopes
   
Mi coimhead Caol Muile I look towards the Sound of Mull
'S cha ghrunnaich mi null But can't wade across
   
Far an d'fhàg mi mo mhàthair Where I left my mother
Air a càradh 's an ùir Buried in the ground
   
Far an d'fhàg mi mo leannan Where I left my sweetheart
Caol mala 's rosg ciúin With the narrow eyebrows and calm eyes
   
Chì mi'm bàta dol seachad I see the boat sailing by
Leam is lapach a "crew" Her crew seems to me to be faltering
   
'S mur an deachaidh mi mearachd If I am not mistaken
Bha mo leannan air stiùir My sweetheart is steering
   
Dol seachad air Eirinn Sailing past Ireland
Chaidh mo chèile 's a' ghrunnd My husband went to the ocean floor
   
Air bhàrr nan tonn uaine On the top of the green waves
'S iad a suaineadh a siùil As the boat's sails were twisted
   
Air a bhàrr nan tonn glasa On top of the gray waves
Muir a' sgapadh a bùird With the sea splashing on the boat's decks
   
'S daor a cheannaich mi'n sgadan It's dearly I paid for the herring
Air a phacadh as ùr That was newly packed
   
'S daor a cheannaich mi 'm bàta It's dearly I paid for the boat
Rinn am bàthadh 'n an triùir That caused the drowning of the three men