Dance To Your Shadow (Bandó Ribinnean)

Ho ro haradal, "Hind ye" haradal "Hind ye" han dan.
Ho ro haradal, "Hind ye" haradal "Hind ye" han dan.

Bandó ribinnean a shioda's de ribinnean
Bandó ribinnean á ruidealadh mu'd cheann-sa.
Bandó ribinnean a shioda's de ribinnean
Bandó ribinnean á ruidealadh mu'd cheann-sa.

Dance to your shadow when it's good to be living, lad
Dance to your shadow when there's nothing better near you.
Dance to your shadow when it's fine to be living, lad
Dance to your shadow when there's nothing better near you.

Dance to your shadow when it's hard to be living, lad
Dance to your shadow when there's nothing better near you.
Dance to your shadow when it's sore to be living, lad
Dance to your shadow when there's nothing better near you.

Dance to your shadow and let fate to her fiddle, lad
Dance to your shadow when there's nothing better near you.
Dance to your shadow for it's fine to be living, lad
Dance to your shadow when there's nothing better near you.

The English lyrics were written by Kenneth MacLeod; the Gaelic and melody came from Marion MacLeod of Eigg. ("Ho Ro" etc. is pretty well untranslateable.) Published in "Songs of the Hebrides" volume 3, 1921. Marjory Kennedy-Fraser & Kenneth MacLeod. (Boosey & Hawkes, London). Accents as given in the sheet-music.

Malcolm