Ailein Duinn

Gura mise tha fo éislean
Moch sa mhaduinn is mi géirigh
Ò hì shiùbhlainn leat
Hì ri bhò hò ru bhì
Hì ri bhò hò rinn o ho
Ailein Duinn, ò hì shiùbhlainn leat
Ma sen cluasag dhuit a ghaineamh
Ma se leabaidh dhut an gheamainn
Ò hì shiùbhlainn leat
Hì ri bhò hò ru bhì
Hì ri bhò hò rinn o ho
Ailein Duinn, ò hì shiùbhlainn leat
Ma s en t-iasg do choinlean geala
Ma s na righ do luchd-faire
Ò hì shiùbhlainn leat
Hì ri bhò hò ru bhì
Hì ri bhò hò rinn o ho
Ailein Duinn, ò hì shiùbhlainn leat
Translation
How sorrowful I am
Early in the morning rising
Chorus (after each verse): Ò hì, I would go with thee
Hì ri bhò hò ru bhì
Hì ri bhò hò rinn o ho
Brown-haired Alan, ò hì, I would go with thee
If it is thy pillow the sand
If it is thy bed the *******
If it is the fish thy candles bright
If it is the seals thy watchmen
I would drink, though all would abhor it
Of thy hearts blood after thy drowning