Ailein Duinn - Ireland

Gura mise tha fo éislean How sorrowful I am

Moch sa mhaduinn is mi g'éirigh Early in the morning rising

Sèist: Chorus (after each verse):

Ò hì shiùbhlainn leat Ò hì, I would go with you

Hì ri bhò hò ru bhì Hì ri bhò hò ru bhì

Hì ri bhò hò rinn o ho Hì ri bhò hò rinn o ho

Ailein Duinn, ò hì shiùbhlainn leat Brown-haired Alan, ò hì, I would go with you

Ma 's'en cluasag dhuit a ghaineamh If your pillow is the sand

Ma 'se leabaidh dhut an gheamainn If your bed is the seaweed

Ma 's en t-iasg do choinlean geala If the fish are your bright candles

Ma 's e na ròin do luchd-faire If the seals are your watchmen

Dh'òlainn deoch ge boil le càch e I’d drink, though all abhor it

De dh’fhuil do choim 's tu 'n déidh do bhathadh Of your heart’s blood after

your drowning