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Gur muladach sgith mi |
I am weary and desolate |
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'S mi leam fhin an tir aineoil |
Alone in a strange land |
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Anns na h-eileine Diurach |
Among the islands of Jura |
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'S mor mo dhuil ri dhol thairis, hai o |
Great is my longing to cross over, hai o |
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Anns na h-eileine Diurach |
Among the islands of Jura |
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'S mor mo dhuil ri dhol thairis |
Great is my longing to cross over |
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Mi gun phiuthar gun brathair |
I am here without sister or brother |
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Gun mhathair gun athair, hai o |
Without mother or father, hai o |
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Mi gun phiuthar gun brathair |
I am here without sister or brother |
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Gun mhathair gun athair |
Without mother or father |
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Mi gun duine dha m'dhaoine |
I haven't one person of my kinsfolk |
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Ris a faod mi mo ghearain, hai o |
To listen to my complaint, hai o |
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Mi gun duine dha m'dhaoine |
I haven't one person of my kinsfolk |
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Ris a faod mi mo ghearain |
To listen to my complaint |
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Bha mo leannan 'ga stiuireadh |
My lover was steering her |
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Lub ur a' chuil chlannaich, hai o |
Beguiling, gallant, of the curling hair, hai o |
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Bha mo leannan 'ga stiuireadh |
My lover was steering her |
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Lub ur a' chuil chlannaich |
Beguiling, gallant, of the curling hair |
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Lub ur a' chuil chubhraidh |
Beguiling, gallant, of the fragrant hair |
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'S toil leam fhin do chaol mhala, hai o |
Your slender brown eye brows are a delight to me, hai o |
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Lub ur a' chuil chubhraidh |
Beguiling, gallant, of the fragrant hair |
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'S toil leam fhin do chaol mhala |
Your slender brown eye brows are a delight to me |
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(Missing 3 verses) |
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Is na faighinn-sa m'ordugh |
If my dearest wish were granted |
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Bu leat moran do dh'fhearann, hai o |
Wide would be your lands, hai o |
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Is na faighinn-sa m'ordugh |
If my dearest wish were granted |
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Bu leat moran do dh'fhearann |
Wide would be your lands |
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Bu leat Muil' agus Ile |
Mull and Islay would be yours |
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Cinntir' agus Arainn, hai o |
Kintyre and Arran, hai o |
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'S na hi bho ho hill o horo ho |
'S na hi bho ho hill o horo ho |
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Hai o 's na hi bho |
Hai o 's na hi bho |
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Hi na hi hoireann o ho |
Hi na hi hoireann o ho |
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Hi na hi hoireann o ho |
Hi na hi hoireann o ho |
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Eileadh 's na ho horo ho |
Eileadh 's na ho horo ho |
