Faill il o hill u ill o Hiùraibh o 's na hòro èile Faill il o hill u ill o
Chuala mise sgeul bha èibhinn Gun robh gaisgich dheas air èirigh A chur beatha 'n cainnt na Fèinne Chaidh iad cruinn a ceann a chèile Thuirt iad gu robh chànan feumail Anns an sgoil cho math ri Beurla Siud an duine a rinn feum dhuinn Siud an duine a rinn feum dhuinn Friseal Mac an Tòisich gleusta Togaibh luinneag agus sèist dha Àrdaichear e gus na speuran Leis na Gàidheil 's gach àite 'n tèid e
Hiùraibh o 's na hòro èile Faill il o hill u ill o
I arose early one May morning
Faill il o hill u ill o Hiùraibh o 's na hòro èile Faill il o hill u ill o
I heard news which gladdened me That the able heroes had risen To put spirit in the language of the Feinne They had gathered together Declaring the language of use In the schools as well as English Now there was a man Now there was a man Wise Fraser MacIntosh Sing songs and tunes for him Let him be praised to the heavens By the Gaels wherever he goes
Hiùraibh o 's na hòro èile Faill il o hill u ill o