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Colla Mo Rùn Hug Oreann O Ro Gur Toigh Leam Fhìn Thù
   
Credits: Traditional; arranged by Margaret Stewart & Allan MacDonald
   
Appears On: Colla Mo Rùn
   
Language: Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)
   
Other Versions: "Hug Òireann O Ro" on Fiona Mackenzie & Arthur Cormack's album Seinn! O Ho Ro Seinn!
   

Lyrics: English Translation:
   
Hug oreann o ro, gur toigh leam fhìn thu Hug oreann o ro, you are dear to me
'S toigh leam fhìn thu 's tu leam as bòidhche You are dear to me and to me you are the most handsome
Blas na meala air do phògan Your kisses like honey
Bidh mi gad chaoidh 'on a rinn thu seòladh I mourn you since you sailed away
Hug oreann o ro, gur toigh leam fhìn thu Hug oreann o ro, you are dear to me
   
'S fhada, 's fhada, 's gur fhad' air falbh thu Far, far and how far away you are
Air long Righ Deòrs' le do chòta dearg ort On King George's ship with your red coat on
'S tric mo shùilean air an fhairge Frequently my eyes are on the ocean
Flach a faicinn-sa fear do dhealbha Trying to see one of your countenance
Hug oreann o ro, gur toigh leam fhìn thu Hug oreann o ro, you are dear to me
   
'S fhada, 's fhada, gur fhad' a-muigh thu Far, far out there you are
Gun fhios a ghaoil nach e 'n cuan a shluig thu Without knowing, my love, that the ocean hasn't swallowed you up
Gur e 'n gaol le chèile thug sinn We had requited love
A dh'fhàg ad dheidh mi cho deurach duilich Which has left me tearful and sorrowful after you
Hug oreann o ro, gur toigh leam fhìn thu Hug oreann o ro, you are dear to me
   
Bha mi'n raoir ann am bruadar cadail I was last night in a dream
'S chunna mis' thu air bruaich mo leapa And I saw you on the edge of my bed
'S nuair a dhùisg mi anns a' mhadainn WHen I woke up in the morning
Muir mhór nan tonn 's e gu trom cuir eadrainn The great sea of the billows was relentlessly keeping us apart
Hug oreann o ro, gur toigh leam fhìn thu Hug oreann o ro, you are dear to me
   
Their iad riumsa gu robh thu gòrach They say to me that you are foolish
'S gum biodh tu tric anns na taighean-òsda That you would frequently be in the alehouses
Nach robh stocainn is nach robh bròg ort That you had no stockings or shoes on
'S ciamar 'ghaoil, dh'fhaodainn do phòsadh And how, my love, could I marry you
Hug oreann o ro, gur toigh leam fhìn thu Hug oreann o ro, you are dear to me
   
'S truagh nach robh mi nam eun beag aotrom Pity I wasn't a little, light bird
Mar an uiseag neo mar an fhaoilinn Like the lark or the like the gull
'S mi gam shìobadh air feadh nan gaoithtean And I being tossed around the winds
Gus a ruiginn far a bheil mo ghaol-sa Until I'd reach where my love is
Hug oreann o ro, gur toigh leam fhìn thu Hug oreann o ro, you are dear to me
   
'S toigh leam fhìn thu 's tu leam as bòidhche You are dear to me and to me you are the most handsome
Blas na meala air do phògan Your kisses like honey
Bidh mi gad chaoidh 'on a rinn thu seòladh I mourn you since you sailed away
Hug oreann o ro, gur toigh leam fhìn thu Hug oreann o ro, you are dear to me