ORAN NA MAIGHDEANN-MHARA
A mach air bharr nan stuagh ri gaillinn
Fuachd is feannadh fad o thir
Bha mo ghaol dhut daonnan fallain
Ged is maighdeann-mhara mi
U-bha is na hoireann u bha
U-bha is na hoireann i
U-bha is na hoireann u bha
'S ann le foill a mheall thu mi
Chan eil mo chadal-sa ach luaineach
Nuair bhios buaireas air an t-sid
Bha mi'n raoir an Coire Bhreacain
Bidh mi nochd an Eilean I
Seall is faic an grunnd na fairge
Uamhan airgid 's oir gun dith
Lainnearachd chan fhaca suil e
Ann an cuirt no luchairt righ
THE MERMAID'S SONG
Out on the waves in a storm,
Desperate cold, and far from land
My love for you remained true
Although you were a mermaid.
U-bha is na hoireann u bha
U-bha is na hoireann i
U-bha is na hoireann u bha
You deceived me with your trickery.
My sleep is restless
When the weather is in turmoil
Last night I was in Corrievreckan
Tonight I will be on the Isle of Iona.
Look, behold the seabed
Silver caves and gold aplenty,
Glistening, and never seen
In a king's court or palace.
A mach air bharr nan stuagh ri gaillinn
Fuachd is feannadh fad o thir
Bha mo ghaol dhut daonnan fallain
Ged is maighdeann-mhara mi
U-bha is na hoireann u bha
U-bha is na hoireann i
U-bha is na hoireann u bha
'S ann le foill a mheall thu mi
Chan eil mo chadal-sa ach luaineach
Nuair bhios buaireas air an t-sid
Bha mi'n raoir an Coire Bhreacain
Bidh mi nochd an Eilean I
Seall is faic an grunnd na fairge
Uamhan airgid 's oir gun dith
Lainnearachd chan fhaca suil e
Ann an cuirt no luchairt righ
THE MERMAID'S SONG
Out on the waves in a storm,
Desperate cold, and far from land
My love for you remained true
Although you were a mermaid.
U-bha is na hoireann u bha
U-bha is na hoireann i
U-bha is na hoireann u bha
You deceived me with your trickery.
My sleep is restless
When the weather is in turmoil
Last night I was in Corrievreckan
Tonight I will be on the Isle of Iona.
Look, behold the seabed
Silver caves and gold aplenty,
Glistening, and never seen
In a king's court or palace.