Fath Mo Mhulaid A Bhith Ann
Fath mo mhulaid a bhith ann
'S mi air m'aineoil anns a'ghleann
Fath mo mhulaid a bhith ann
Righ nach fhaicinn an Cuan Barrach
Doirteadh thar bharraibh nam beann
Fath mo mhulaid a bhith ann
Iubraich bhain na diult dhomh 'n t-aiseag
Cha toir cas mi dh'Innis Gall
Fath mo mhulaid a bhith ann
Dh'fhuarainn Eige agus Canaidh
Null gu Barradh ghlas nan tonn
Fath mo mhulaid a bhith ann
Is trom an ionndrain th'air mo shiubhal
Cha tog fidheall e no cainnt
Fath mo mhulaid a bhith ann
Fuaim na h-abh 'gam shior-eigheachd
Thugainn m'eudail gu d'thir dhaimh
Fath mo mhulaid a bhith ann
Oh ghrein ud shuas, gur beag an t-iongnadh
Gloir na faoilte bhith mu d'cheann
Fath mo mhulaid a bhith ann
Thu a'triall o'n ghleann 's an oidhche
Null gu coibhneas a'chuain thall
Fath mo mhulaid a bhith ann
Ach pogaidh tusa nochd Cuan Bharraidh
'S mis' fo bharraibh chruaidh nam beann
Fath mo mhulaid a bhith ann
'S mi air m'aineoil anns a'ghleann
Fath mo mhulaid a bhith ann
Being Here Has Caused My Sorrow
Being here has caused my sorrow
For in the glen I am a stranger
Being here has caused my sorrow
O to see the streams of Barra
Pouring o'er the tops of hillsides
Being here has caused my sorrow
Ship of white, do not refuse to ferry me
I cannot walk to the Western Islands
Being here has caused my sorrow
I'd pass to windward of Eigg and Canna
Over to Barra, grey with breakers
Being here has caused my sorrow
In my heart, I'm heavy with longing
No fiddle nor speech will ease my burden
Being here has caused my sorrow
The sound of the ocean ever calling
Come back, my dearest, to your homeland
Being here has caused my sorrow
O Sun above, 'tis little wonder
The glory of joy that does surround you
Being here has caused my sorrow
Moving from the glen at evening
O'er to the kind and distant ocean
Being here has caused my sorrow
Tonight you'll kiss the sea of Barra
While I'm below unfriendly mountains
Being here has caused my sorrow
For in the glen I am a stranger
Being here has caused my sorrow