1        Saw you da lass gyaain up da brae singing
Sae licht a young heart sho kent nae care ava
Laachin and waving whin her laad is lavin
Da line-boats o Deltin ir sailin awa

Sailin aw. Sailin awa
Da line-boats o Deltin ir sailin awa.

2        Saw you da lass staandin on da brae waitin
Scanning da firth whaar da wast wind did blaa?
Fur noo sho is fearin da spindrift is tearin
Da high hills o Deltin ir covered wi snaa

Covered wi snaa. Covered with snaa.
Da high hills o Deltin ir covered wi snaa.

3        Saw you da lass gyaain doon da brae greetin
Whin ower da wild water da homin did draw
Nae mair wis sho singin. Da moarnin wis bringin
Da ill news ta Deltin o dem at's awa

Dem at's awa, dem at's awa. Dir ill news in Deltin o dem at's awa.

4        saw you da lass gyaain ower da brae flittin
in Firth dir nae life, dir nae youngeens ava.
Nae dances dir haein, nae fiddlers ir playin.
It's lonlie in Deltin fae dey sailed awa.

Dey sailed awa. Dey sailed awa,
It's lonlie in Deltin, fae dey sailed awa.

Words and Music by Mary Ellen Odie from Songs and Sights of Shetland
Pub Shetland Arts Trust

On 21st December 1900 a gale claimed the lives of 22 men and their haddock fishing boats. They were from Swiniste, Firth, Toft and Nashion – the Mossbank district of Delting. In all 66 dependents were left.