Alasdair Mhic o ho
Cholla Ghasda o ho
As do laimh s’ gun o ho
Earbainn tapaidh trom eile |
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Alexander son, o ho
Of gallant Cholla, o ho
Into your hand, o ho
I would entrust heroic deeds, trom eile |
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Seist:
Chall eile bho chall a ho ro
Chall eile bho chall a ho ro
Chall eile huraibh i chall a ho ro
‘S haoi o ho trom eile |
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Chorus (after each verse):
Chall eile bho chall a ho ro
Chall eile bho chall a ho ro
Chall eile huraibh i chall a ho ro
‘S haoi o ho trom eile |
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As do laimh s’ gun o ho
Earbainn tapaidh o ho
Mharbhadh Tighearna o ho
Ach-nam-Brac leat trom eile |
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Into your hand, o ho
I would entrust heroic deeds, o ho
The Lord of Ach-nam-breac, o ho
Would be killed by you, trom eile |
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Mharbhadh Tighearna o ho
Ach-nam-Brac leat o ho
‘S ged ‘s beag mi fein o ho
Bhuail mi ploc air trom eile |
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The Lord of Ach-nam-breac, o ho
Would be killed by you, o ho
And although I myself was small, o ho
I threw a clot of earth on him, trom eile |
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‘S ged ‘s beag mi fein o ho
Bhuail mi ploc air o ho
Chuala mi’n de o ho
Sgeul nach b’ait leam trom eile |
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And although I myself was small, o ho
I threw a clot of earth on him, o ho
I heard yesterday, o ho
A sad story, trom eile |
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Chuala mi’n de o ho
Sgeul nach b’ait leam o ho
Glaschu a bhith o ho
Dol ‘na lasair trom eile |
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I heard yesterday, o ho
A sad story, o ho
That Glasgow, o ho
Was going down, trom eile |
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Glaschu a bhith o ho
Dol ‘na lasair o ho
‘S Obair-Dheathain o ho
‘N deidh a chreachadh trom eile
Seist (x2) |
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That Glasgow, o ho
Was going down, o ho
And Aberdeen, o ho
Is being pillaged, trom eile
Chorus (x2) |
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