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Spiorad Griogair
   
Credits: Traditional; arranged by Talitha MacKenzie
   
Appears On: Spiorad
   
Language: Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)
   
Other Versions: "Griogal Cridhe" on Ishbel MacAskill's album Essentially Ishbel
"Griogal Cridhe" on Fiona Mackenzie & Arthur Cormack's album Seinn! O Ho Ro Seinn!
"Griogal Cridhe" on Mac-talla's album ...Mairidh Gaol Is Ceol
"Beloved Gregor" on Whistlebinkies' album Inner Sound
   

Lyrics: English Translation:
   
Ged bhiodh ann cur is cathadh Even in the drifting snow
Is sìde nan seachd sian With all seven elements abounding
Gheibheadh Griogair dhomsa cnacan Gregor would find a crevice for me
'San caidlimid fo dhìon And we would sleep in its shelter
   
Sèist: Chorus:
Ochain ochain ochain uiridh Ochain ochain ochain uiridh
Ochain uiridh ó Ochain uiridh ó
Ochain ochain ochain uiridh Ochain ochain ochain uiridh
'S mór mo mhulad 's mór Oh great is my lamentation
   
Is mór a b'annsa bhith aig Griogair I would rather be with Gregor
Fo bhrata ruibeach ròin Under a hairy sealskin rug
Na bhith aig Baran crìon na Dalach Than with the withered Baron of Dal
Ag giùlan sìoda is sròil With silk and satin to wear
   
(Sèist) (Chorus)
   
Chuir iad a cheann air ploc daraich They put his head on an oaken stump
Is dhòirt iad fhuil ma làr And spilled blood on the ground
Nam biodh agamsa an sin cupan If I had had a wee cup there
Dh'òlainn dith mo shàth I would have drunk my fill
   
(Sèist) (Chorus)
   
Ged tha mnathan chàich aig baile Although the rest of the women of the village
'Nan laighe is 'nan cadal sàmh Are lying in their peaceful sleep
Is ann bhios mise bruaich mo leapa I myself am beside my bed
A' bualadh mo dhà làimh Beating with my two hands
   
(Sèist) (Chorus)
   
Ba hu, ba hu, ba mo leanabh Lullabye, my little one
Ba mo leanabh, ba Lullabye, my little one
Ba hu, ba hu, ba mo leanabh Lullabye, my little one
Chan eil thu ach tlàth You are just so delicate
Chan eil thu ach tlàth You are just so delicate