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Alasdair Oig 'ic 'ic Neacail |
Young Alasdair Nicholson |
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Hillin o o hi ho ro |
Hillin o o hi ho ro |
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Hillin o o hi ho ro |
Hillin o o hi ho ro |
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Na hullairin o ho hi o ro ho |
Na hullairin o ho hi o ro ho |
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B'fheàrr leam fhìn gum beirinn mac dhuit |
I wish I could bear you a son |
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Còignear no sianar no seachdnar |
Five or six or seven |
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'S thogainn suas ar bharra bas iad |
I would bring them up with pride |
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Air mo ghualainn far am faict' iad |
On my shoulder where they could be seen |
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Dh'olta fion air bòrd am baistidh |
Wine would be drunk at their christening |
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'S bheirinn ceàird a làimh gach fear dhiu |
I would give each one of them a trade |
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Fear na dhiùc dhiubh 's fear na Chaiptein |
One a duke and one a captain |
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Fear air long mhòir a Sasuinn |
One on a big ship in England |
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Fear na sgrìobhadair am Peairt dhiu |
One a writer in Perth |
