395px

Song of the Mermaid

Ishbel MacAskill

Oran Na Maighdinn-mhara

A mach air bharr nan stuadh ri gaillionn
Fuachd is feannadh fad 'o thìr
Tha mo ghaol dhuit daònan fallainn
Ged is maighdinn mhara mì

Sèist:
Hùbha I 's na horaibh hùbhaidh
Hùbha I 's na horaibh hì
Hùbha I 's na horaibh hùbhaidh
'S ann le foill a mheall thu mì

Chaneil mo chadal-sa ach luaineach
'Nuair bhios buaireas air an tìd'
Bha mi 'n raoir an coirre bhreacainn
'S bi mi nochd an eilean I

Seall is faic an grunnd na fairge
Uamhan airgiod 's òr gun dìth
Lainnearachd chan fhaca sùil e
Ann an cuirt no lùchairt righ

Song of the Mermaid

Out on the crest of the waves to the storm
Cold and distant from the land
My love for you is always pure
Although I am a mermaid

Chorus:
Hùbha I and in the waves of the sea
Hùbha I and in the waves of the sea
Hùbha I and in the waves of the sea
It is with deceit you entice me

My sleep is only fleeting
When the house is troubled
I was last night in the speckled corrie
And tonight I am on the island

Look and see the depth of the sea
Treasures of silver and gold without end
Loneliness did not see it
In a court or a king's palace

Escrita por: