Gur tu mo bhean chomain A chagair 's a ghaoil Bha dualchas ud againn Bhith gu h-amaideach faoin Cha b' fhada leam seachdain A bhith 'n taice ri m' ghaol 'S mi nach iarradh do leaba A bhith againn ach fraoch
Fìor thoiseach an t-samhraidh Ghabh mi geall ort is miagh B' fheàrr dhòmh-sa san àm sin Nach do theann mi ris riamh Aig a' mheud 's thug mi ghaol dhut Gun do chaochail mo neul 'S b' fheàrr a-nochd bhith riut sìnte Na mìle bò chiar
'S ann am Bràigh Innis Ruairidh Tha mo luaidh de na mnàth Te na gorm shùilean meallach 'S a' bhroillich ghil bhàin Cheart cho cìnnteach 's tha 'm bradan Air an aigeal a' tàmh Thug mi 'n gaol cha ghaol brèige Dhan euchdaig ghil bhàin
Cha tug thu dhomh reusan Air cuir sìos air do chliù Ged a bhithinn ga iarraidh 'O do bhialamh gu d' chùl Bha thu sìobhalta riamh rium 'S bha do bhriathran rium ciùin 'S bidh mo chridh' ann an tòir ort Ged bhiodh tu pòsda ri triùir
Tha mi nisd a' dol dhachaigh 'S tha mo leannan nam dhèidh 'S mi gun aithnicheadh mo chruinneag Ann an cruinneachadh ceud Beul meachair ni mànran Cùl fàinneach donn rèidh Mala chaol mar an ite Thig o sgiath an eòin lèith
I am under no obligation to the woman Who is my darling and my love It is natural for us To be foolish A week would be too short To be near my love A bed in the heather Would suffice
At the very beginning of summer I desired and loved you It would have been better Had this never happened So great was my love for you That my complexion became pallid I would rather be lying with you tonight Than have a thousand black cattle
My beloved of women is In Braigh Innis Ruairidh Her with the beguiling blue eyes And the white breasts Just as sure as the salmon Lives on the bottom of the river I gave my steadfast love To my fair charming one
You gave me no reason To decry your reputation Even if I wanted to Criticize your whole being You were always charming to me Your words to me were always gentle My heart will always want you Even if you were married to three men
Now I have to go home My sweetheart I have to leave behind I would recognize my girl Among a hundred people Tender mouth of the sweet talk Brown hair hanging in ringlets With fine forehead like the feather From the wing of the blue-tit