"Chi Mi Bhuam" (I See in the Distance) Recording by Karen Matheson Album: Down River (2006) Chi mi bhuam, fada bhuam Chi mi bhuam ri muir-làn Chi mi Muile nam beann fuar Fada bhuam thar an t-sàil Fada bhuam thar an t-sàil Chi mi mullach nam beann mór Anns an òg-mhadainn aigh An t-aon as airde dhiubh nan còrr 'S badan ceò air a bàrr Fada bhuam thar an t-sàil Chì mi ghucag air an fhraoch Chì mi'n caorann fo bhlàth Chì mi uisge glan nam beann Tigh'nn 'na dheann leis gach màm Fada bhuam thar an t-sàil Tir a' bharraich, tìr nan stuadh 'S tric a luaidh ort na bàird 'S nuair a thug mi riut mo chùl Rinn mi dùsgadh gu dàn 'S bidh mi luaidh ort gu bràth Chi mi bhuam, fada bhuam Chi mi bhuam ri muir-làn Chi mi Muile nam beann fuar Fada bhuam thar an t-sàil Fada bhuam thar an t-sàil I see in the distance, far from me, I see in the distance to the high tide mark, I see Mull of the cold high hills far from me across the sea, far from me across the sea. I see the summit of the big hills in the bay early in the morning, the highest one of all of them, a spot of mist on its peak far from me across the sea. I see a bud on the heather, I see a rowan tree in bloom, I see the clean fresh water of the hills rushing down from each rounded peak far from me across the sea. The land of birch trees, the land of waves, the poets have often praised you, and when I turned my back on you I awoke to destiny and I will be praising you for ever. I see in the distance, far from me, I see in the distance to the high tide mark, I see Mull of the cold high hills far from me across the sea, far from me across the sea. .
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