- Aignish
When day is over and life is done
Mine eyes have closed and my strength has gone,
O westwards take me and quietly lay me
In Aignish graveyard beside the sea.
There please leave me by kith and kin
By parents kindly and all my friends,
By white waves pounding on beaches sounding
By Aignish graveyard beside the sea.
- Alasdair Mhic Cholla Ghasda
Alasdair Mhic o ho
Cholla Ghasda o ho
As do laimh-s' gun o ho
Earbainn tapaidh trom eile
fonn:
Chall eile i chall a ho ro
Chall eile i chall a ho ro
- All the Flowers of the Bough
Hearts are meant to be broken, made that way
Love must have its trial
Beauty, hope and wonder could not be
Without doubt and pain and self-denial
All the flowers of the bough
They will fall and they will fade
But they resound in the distance of the days
- Am Buachaille Ban
Och, ochan a righ
Gura tinn an galair an gradh
Chan eil neach air am bi
Nach saoil gura seach dainn gach la
Gunn bhrist e mo chridh
'S gun sgaoil e cuislean mo shlaint
Bhith 'g amharc ad dheidh
A gheug a'bhrollaich ghil bhain
- An Gille Ban
Ma's ann 'gam mhealladh, a ghaoil, a bha thu
Ma's ann 'gam mhealladh as deigh do gheallaidh
'Se luaidh do mholaidh ni mi gu brath
Ma's ann 'gam mhealladh, a ghaoil, a bha thu
Righ, gur mise tha gu tursach
Gaol an iarla 'ga mo chiurradh
Tha na deoir a'sior-ruith o m' shuilean
- Black Fields
From a window, a vision of your world
Looks surreal in a blue and grey surround
I'm here in a corner, a picture on your screen
I'm a satellite beam, a bystander
And I'm watching the ship going down
With the deadliest cargo inbound
Politicians, their axe is ground and clean
- Breisleach
BREISLEACH
Chaidh mi ‘n-de dhan choille challtainn
Shireadh chnothan airson bladh
Ach ‘s e bh’air a h-uile geug ach
D’aodann-sa gam thriall.
Ion de choilleagan a bhuain
Nochd a h-uile slige neamhnaid
D’ailleachd-sa a luaidh
- Coisich A Ruin
Coisich, a ruin, hu il oro,
cum do ghealladh rium, o hi ibh o;
beir soraidh bhuam, hu il oro,
dha n Hearadh, boch oraino o
Beir soraidh bhuam
dha na Hearadh-
gu Seon Caimbeul
- Four Stone Walls
Four Stone Walls
We are born of ancient family
Living here all our days
And though we love our scenery
Wouldn't we just love somewhere to stay
It's an order of eviction
And I can't believe I'm seeing what I see
- Nuair A Chi Thu Caileag Bhoidheach
Nuair a chì thu caileag bhòidheach Whenever you see a pretty young girl
Bidh thu 'n tòir orr' airson oidhch' You'll be in pursuit of her for one night
'S iomadh cron tha 'n cois an t-seòrsa There's much pain connected with her like
Gun thu bhi eòlach air an cainnt Without being familiar with her talk
Ach innse mi mar ghaol na h-òige But I shall tell you of the love of the young
Mura bheil mo chòmhradh meallt Unless I'm mistaken
Théid e seachad mar na sgòthan It passes like the clouds
'S mar na neòil tha os ar cionn And the stars above
- Oh Mo Dhuthaich
O mo dhuthaich' stu th'air m'aire
Uibhist chumhraidh ur anan gallan,
Far a faighte na daoin' uaisle,
Far 'm bu dual do Mha 'ic Ailein.
Tir a' mhurain, tir an eorna
Tir 's am pailt a h-uile seorsa
Far am bi na gillean oga
- Seice Ruairidh
Seice Ruairidh bheir i fuaim
Seice Ruairidh bheir i srann
Seice Ruairidh bheir i fuaim
Nuair a bhailear i gu teann
Seice Ruairidh bheir i fuaim
Seice Ruairidh bheir i srann
Seice Ruairidh bheir i fuaim
Nuair a bhailear i gu teann
- Shelter
We're building a shelter
on the edge of mount Verona
It's a corrugated palace
with a tree lined avenue
If you're frightened of the future
and you're watching o'er your shoulder
If you're getting kind of anxious and nervous
- Skye Waulking Song
Ref 1: Hi ri huraibhi o ho
Ref 2: O hi a bho ro hu o ho
Chuir m'athair mise dha'n taigh charraideach
'N oidhche sin a rinn e bhanais dhomh
Gur truagh a Righ nach b'e m'fhalairidh
M'an do bhrist mo lamh an t-aran dhomh
- Soraidh Bhaum Gu Barraidh - Celtic Women
Soraidh bhuam gu Barraidh
Eilean's maisich tha fo'n ghrein
Far an nic an robh mi sugradh
's le sunna a ruith na spreidh
Gur lionmhor lus tha fas fa'n druchd
Is deallt air uir as dheidh
A' bheireadh slainte is mnuirneal dhuit
Air maduimn chubhraidh cheit
- The Crooked Mountain
The woman who read my palm today was a friend of the pessimistic
In a square at the edge of town was my fortune laid to bare
She said climb that rocky mountain where the sun will rise to kiss you
And your dreams will flow like a virgin spring to the foot of the crooked hill
Feels good to be dreaming, feels good to be here with you
Feels good to be here
Feels good to be dreaming, feels good to be here with you
- Tighinn air a'mhuir am fear a phosas mi
Tighinn Air A’mhuir Am Fear A Phosas Mi
Is pòsaidh mi, is pòsaidh mi....
Theid thu null air an fhadhail ni thu sin.
Thig thu nall air an fhadhail ni thu sin.
Theid thu null air an fhadhail ni thu gruagach a thadhal
Far na dh’fhàg thu do roghainn ni thu sin.
- Truth Calling
The words you wrote spilled like a poet's to the page,
Your eyes lit up as lovers met across a stage,
The warmth we saw in you came from deep within,
But the tenderness we cling to was a blanket for your pain.
The stars I gaze upon seem different since that day,
While one shines brighter, another fades away,
You light up the winter sky, the moon at your command,
- You Will Rise Again
Cold December dawn
The party's over and the thrill is gone
Tears are at your feet
They're running down the empty street
But I know for certain
Every time you fail
You will rise again
- You Will Rise Again, Nata
Cold December dawn
The party's over and the thrill is gone
Tears are at your feet
They're running down the empty street
But I know for certain
Every time you fail
You will rise again