Coisich A' Rùin

Coisich, a ruin, hu il oro
Cum do ghealladh rium, o hi ibh o
Beir soraidh bhuam, hu il oro
Dha n Hearadh, boch oraino o

Beir soraidh bhuam
Dha na Hearadh-
Gu Seon Caimbeul
Donn mo leannan-

Gu Seon Caimbeul
Donn mo leannan-
Sealgair geoidh
Roin is eala

Sealgair geoidh
Roin is eala
Bhric a ni leum
'N fheidh ri langan

'S filuch an oidhche
Nochd 's gur fuar I
Ma thug Clann Nill
Druim a'chuain orr'

Ma thug Clann Nill
Druim a'chuainn orr'-
Luchd nan seol a
D
'S nan long luatha

Luchd nan seol a
D
'S nan long luath
'S nam brataicheann
Gorm is uaine

"S nam brataicheann
Gorm is uaine-
Cha b'fhear cearraig
Bheireadh bhuat I

(Translation) Come On, My Love

Come on, my love, hu il oro
Keep your promise to me, o hi ibh o
Take greeting from me, hu il oro
Over to Harris, boch orainn o

Take greetings from me
Over to Harris-
To John Campbell
My brown-haired sweetheart

To John Campbell
My brown-haired sweetheart-
Hunter of goose
Seal and swan

Hunter of goose
Seal and swan-
Of leaping trout
Of bellowing deer

Wet is the night
Tonight, and cold
If the MacNeills
Have put to sea

If the MacNeills
Have put to sea-
Men of high sails
And swift ships

Men of high sails
And swift ships
And of banners
Blue and green

And of banners
Blue and green
No left-hander
Could take her rudder from you