Wow. What a beautiful bunch of sounds.

Me? I should know about this song? I got bricht chaulmers wrong folks.
But anyway, here is a partial translation found on USENET.

I found this on dejanews

From: abbysale@digital.net (Abby Sale)
Date: 1995/09/04

Part of difficulty to find is the various titles Seumas Mor MacEanruig
(great Hamish Henderson)'s song is known as. For the record, the
originally published title (about 1951) is "The Highland Division's
Last Farewell to Sicily." He has, however, authorized several others,
including "The 51st Highand...etc.) Also known as "Farewell to
Sicily" and just "Banks of Sicily."

The original, original text (also several minor "authorized" changes)

1.
The pipie is dozie, the pipie is fey; (sleepy...fated?doomed?)
He wullnae come roon for his vino the day.
The sky ower Messina is antrin an' grey, (later: "is unco and"
An' a' the bricht chaulmers are eerie. - strange)

Then fare weel ye banks o' Sicily
Fare ye weel, ye valley an' shaw. (shore)
There's nae Jock will mourn the kyles o' ye
Puir bliddy bastards are wearie. [later: "bliddy
swaddies" - enlistees]

Fareweel ye banks o' Sicily
Fare ye weel ye valley an' shaw
There's nae name can smoor the wiles o' ye
Puir bliddy swaddies are weary

Then doon the stair and line the waterside
Wait your turn the ferry's awa'
The doon the stair and line the waterside
A' the bricht chaulmers are eerie (bright rooms)

2:
The drummie is polisht, the drummie is braw (drummer)
He cannae be seen for his webbin' ava. (his leatherwork
covers him)
He's beezed himsel' up for a photy an' a'
Tae leave with his Lola, his dearie.

Then fare weel ye dives o' Sicily
(Fare ye weel ye shielin' an' ha'
And fare weel ye byres and bothies (later same as in next v.)
Whaur kind signorinas were cheerie

And fare weel ye dives o' Sicily
(Fare ye weel ye shielin' an' ha') various illegal to

We'll a mind shebeens an' bothies semi-legal boozeries
Whaur Jock made a date wi' his dearie and also dwellings

Then tune the pipes and drub the tenor drum
(Leave your kit this side o' the wa')
Then tune the pipes and drub the tenor drum -
A' the bricht chaulmers are eerie

Copyright Hamish Henderson
tune, Fareweel Tae the Creeks, by Pipe Major James Robertson of Banff