Fath Mo Mhulaid A Bhith Ann

Being Here Has Caused My Sorrow

Fath Mo Mhulaid A Bhith Ann

Being here has caused my sorrowFath mo mhulaid a bhith ann
For in the glen I am a stranger'S mi air m'aineoil anns a'ghleann
Being here has caused my sorrowFath mo mhulaid a bhith ann

O to see the streams of BarraRigh nach fhaicinn an Cuan Barrach
Pouring o'er the tops of hillsidesDoirteadh thar bharraibh nam beann
Being here has caused my sorrowFath mo mhulaid a bhith ann

Ship of white, do not refuse to ferry meIubraich bhain na diult dhomh 'n t-aiseag
I cannot walk to the Western IslandsCha toir cas mi dh'Innis Gall
Being here has caused my sorrowFath mo mhulaid a bhith ann

I'd pass to windward of Eigg and CannaDh'fhuarainn Eige agus Canaidh
Over to Barra, grey with breakersNull gu Barradh ghlas nan tonn
Being here has caused my sorrowFath mo mhulaid a bhith ann

In my heart, I'm heavy with longingIs trom an ionndrain th'air mo shiubhal
No fiddle nor speech will ease my burdenCha tog fidheall e no cainnt
Being here has caused my sorrowFath mo mhulaid a bhith ann

The sound of the ocean ever callingFuaim na h-abh 'gam shior-eigheachd
Come back, my dearest, to your homelandThugainn m'eudail gu d'thir dhaimh
Being here has caused my sorrowFath mo mhulaid a bhith ann

O Sun above, 'tis little wonderOh ghrein ud shuas, gur beag an t-iongnadh
The glory of joy that does surround youGloir na faoilte bhith mu d'cheann
Being here has caused my sorrowFath mo mhulaid a bhith ann

Moving from the glen at eveningThu a'triall o'n ghleann 's an oidhche
O'er to the kind and distant oceanNull gu coibhneas a'chuain thall
Being here has caused my sorrowFath mo mhulaid a bhith ann

Tonight you'll kiss the sea of BarraAch pogaidh tusa nochd Cuan Bharraidh
While I'm below unfriendly mountains'S mis' fo bharraibh chruaidh nam beann
Being here has caused my sorrowFath mo mhulaid a bhith ann

For in the glen I am a stranger'S mi air m'aineoil anns a'ghleann
Being here has caused my sorrowFath mo mhulaid a bhith ann