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Seinn! O Ho Ro Seinn! A Dhòmhnaill Bhig
   
Credits: D. MacPhail
   
Appears On: Seinn! O Ho Ro Seinn!
   
Language: Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)
   

Lyrics: English Translation:
   
Sèist: Chorus (after each verse):
A Dhòmhnaill bhig o hù o hò Oh little Donald, o hu o ho
A Dhòmhnaill bhig o hù o hò Oh little Donald, o hu o ho
A Dhòmhnaill bhig o hù o hò Oh little Donald, o hu o ho
Tha m'inntinn trom o'n dhealaich sinn My mind is sad since we parted
A Dhòmhnaill bhig o hù o hò Oh little Donald, o hu o ho
   
A Dhòmhnaill bhig 's tu m'ùidh is m'annsachd Oh little Donald, you are my interest and my loved one
'S i do bhlàthshuil grian mo shamhraidh Your warm eyes are the sun of my summer
Chlaon gach ni gu duibhre geamhraidh Everything changed to the darkness of winter
Bho'n a chaill mi sealladh ort Since I lost sight of you
   
Dh'fhàg mi'n diugh thu fhèin 's do mhàthair Today I left you and your mother
As mo dhèidh ro chianail, cràiteach After me, very sad and depressed
Cruadhs' na bliadhna 's chan e 'n t-àilgheas 'Twas the hardship of the year and not arrogance
Chuir an dràsd' do Shasunn mi Has caused me to go to England just now
   
'S beag tha dh'fhios aig fleasgach aosda Little do old men know
Liuthad ànradh is cruaidh-fhaochadh The many troubles and hardships
Th'aig fear-teaghlaich air bheag mhaoin That a family man with little money has
A'strì ri saoghal carraideach Struggling against a troublesome world