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Thread #59163   Message #2086154
Posted By: Jim Lad
25-Jun-07 - 03:29 AM
Thread Name: Origins: The Highland Fairy Lullaby
Subject: ADD: The Highland Fairy Lullaby
I'll be going with this format. Thanks for your help.

THE HIGHLAND FAIRY LULLABY

I left my darling lying here,
Lying here, lying here
I left my darling lying here
To go and gather blaeberries.

I found the wee brown otter's track
Otter's track, otter's track
I found the wee brown otter's track
But ne'er the track of my baby, O!

CHORUS
Hovan, Hovan Gorry og O,
Gorry og, O, Gorry og O
Hovan, Hovan Gorry og O
I've lost my darling baby, O!

I found the track of the swan on the lake
Swan on the lake, swan on the lake
I found the track of the swan on the lake
But ne'er the track of baby, O!

I found the track of the red spotted calf,
The red spotted calf, the red spotted calf,
I found the track the red spotted calf,
But ne'er the track of my by baby, O!

CHORUS

I found the trail of the mountain mist
Mountain mist, mountain mist
I found the trail of the mountain mist
But ne'er a trace of baby, O!

CHORUS
Hovan, Hovan Gorry og O,
Gorry og, O, Gorry og O
Hovan, Hovan Gorry og O
I've lost my darling baby, O!


Traditional Gaelic.
Translation by Lachlan MacBean

"Penultimate" = second last. I looked it up!


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