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bho Seinnidh mis' an duanag

from I'll sing the lovesong

Chan eil san Eilean Ìleach Aon ribhinn as maisiche, Do ghaol cho buan 's am fìor-uisg', 'S nam faighinn fhìn bhith cadal leat Ged b'ann am bothan àirigh 'S nàdar a bhith maille rium, Fo dhìon 's fo sgath nan àrd-bheann, Ged thigeadh àrd nan gailleannan, Ged shéideadh oirnn na gaothan Agus smùid nan gailleannan, Bhithinn sona leatsa, ghràidh, Is mo làmh bhith thairis ort Ged b'e torn luachair, seadh, ar cluasag An gleann uaine glacagach 'S mi tarraing, ghràidh, ri m' thaobh thu - 'S a ghaoil, cha bhiodh ort aithreachas. Tearlach MacNimhein

In the whole Isle of Islay There's no girl that is prettier, Your love eternal as spring water, And if I could sleep with you Even in a shieling-hut Surrounded by nature, Protected and sheltered by the mountains, Though the worst of storms arose, Though the winds might blow on us And the spindrift of gales, I'd be content with you, love, To have my arm around you Though rushes, yes, were our pillow In a green glen of hollows As I drew you, love, to my side - And darling, you would not regret it. Charles MacNiven

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