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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