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...Mairidh Gaol Is Ceol Illean Bithibh Sunndach
   
Credits: Traditional; arranged by Mac-talla
   
Appears On: ...Mairidh Gaol Is Ceol
   
Language: Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)
   

Lyrics: English Translation:
   
Sèist: Chorus (after each verse):
'Illean bithibh sunndach Boys, be happy
A-null air a' bhoidse Going over the ocean
Fàgail ar dùthcha Leaving our country
Gun dùil ri thigh'nn beò ann Without hope of doing well there
'Illean bithibh sunndach Boys, be happy
A-null air a' bhoidse Going over the ocean
   
'Illean cridheil gaolach Hearty, loving boys
Togaibh rithe h-aodach Hoist the sails
Tha buidheann mo ghaoil-sa A group of my dear folk
Di-Ardaoin 'dol a sheòladh Are setting sail on Thursday
   
Gur mise tha gu cianail I am homesick
A' fàgail a' Chrianain Leaving the Crinan
A' dol do'n dùthaich fhiadhaich Going to the wooded country
A dh'iarraidh ar lòin as To make a living
   
Gur mise tha fo ghruaimean I am in despair
A' dol a shiubhal chuantan Travelling over the ocean
Tha 'n t-soitheach dubh a' gluasad A black ship is moving
Gu muladach a sheòladh Sailing in sadness
   
Tha sinn a' dol dh'Amaireaga We are going to America
Far nach bi cùram eil' oirnn Where we will have no anxieties
Cho fad 's a mhaireas coille dhuinn As long as the woods last for us
An Eilean Nobha Scotia On the isle of Novia Scotia