Dean cadalan sàmhach A chuilean mo rùin Dean fuireach mar tha thu 'S tu 'n dràsd an àit ùr Bidh òigearan againn Làn beartais is cliù 'S ma bhios tu 'nad airidh 'S leat feareigin dhiù
Gur ann an America Tha sinn an drasd' Fo dhubhar na coille Nach teirig gu brath 'N uair dh'fhalbhas an dulachd 'S a thionndaigh's am blaths Bithidh cnothan, bith ubhlan 'S bithidh an siuca a fas
Leaving for an unknown shore With every breeze just like a sigh The sea is deep with tears of those before With feelings like the seabirds' cry It gently took me by the hand Across the ocean blue And placed me in a foreign land Far away from you
No more the ancient conversation Replies with just a nod No fiddle plays a lamentation No slowly burning sod No smiles await on Ellis Fears of the unknown Only tired hearts of the countless People taken from their homes
To be drawn across an ocean This crooked path we pave On earth's eternal motion To be a servant to the slave
Hi ri ri ri o ro eile Hi ri ri ri o Hi ri ri ri o ro eile Hi ri ri ri o
Wait and yearn to be released As the ground beneath you heaves Turn your gaze to the east Reflect on what the cold wake leaves
To be drawn across an ocean This crooked path we pave On earth's eternal motion To be a servant to the slave