Tha mulad, tha mulad Tha lionn-dubh orm fhèin Hi ri hoireann o, hi ri hoireann o Tha de mhìngean air m'aire Ni nach aidich mo bheul Hi ri ri ri o ho, roho hi hoireann o
Ach a Mhàiread nan cuiread 'S dàna chuir thu orm breug Hi ri hoireann o, hi ri hoireann o Thilg thu ormsa mar aithlis Nach b' fhuilear dhomh 'm bréid Hi ri ri ri o ho, roho hi hoireann o
Gu robh leanabh am pasgadh Fo asna mo chéibh Hi ri hoireann o, hi ri hoireann o Cuim nach ìnnseadh tu 'n fhìrinn Mar a dh' ìnnsinn ort fhèin? Hi ri ri ri o ho, roho hi hoireann o
Ann an làthair mo thighearn' Far am bithinn 's tu rèidh Hi ri hoireann o, hi ri hoireann o Thilg thu ormsa mar dhearrais Gu robh m' athair an éis Hi ri ri ri o ho, roho hi hoireann o
Cha b' ionnan dha m' athair 'S dha d' athair-sa fhèin Hi ri hoireann o, hi ri hoireann o Cha b' ionnan dha 'n taighean 'N àm laighe don ghréin Hi ri ri ri o ho, roho hi hoireann o
'S ann a gheibhte 'n taigh d' athar-s' Cinn is cnàmhan an éisg Hi ri hoireann o, hi ri hoireann o 'S ann a gheibhte 'n taigh m-athar-s' Cinn is casan an fhéidh Hi ri ri ri o ho, roho hi hoireann o OR:- English Translation:
Sadness, sadness Deep melancholy is mine Hi ri hoireann o, hi ri hoireann o There is such despair in my mind That my mouth cannot confess it Hi ri ri ri o ho, roho hi hoireann o
But wily Margaret Boldly you told lies about me Hi ri hoireann o, hi ri hoireann o You cast up to me in slander Tha I needed a snood Hi ri ri ri o ho, roho hi hoireann o
That there was a child hidden Behind my ribcage Hi ri hoireann o, hi ri hoireann o Why couldn't you tell the truth As I would about you? Hi ri ri ri o ho, roho hi hoireann o
In the presence of my lord Where you and I would be on equal terms Hi ri hoireann o, hi ri hoireann o You cast up to me, for spite That my father was in poverty Hi ri ri ri o ho, roho hi hoireann o
Your father and my father Are not the same Hi ri hoireann o, hi ri hoireann o Their houses were not equal At the setting of the sun Hi ri ri ri o ho, roho hi hoireann o
In your father's house would be found The heads and bones of fish Hi ri hoireann o, hi ri hoireann o In my father's house would be found The heads and legs of deer Hi ri ri ri o ho, roho hi hoireann o