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CALUM SGAIRE
Traditional; arranged by the Bothy Band
As sung by the Bothy Band on "Old Hag You Have Killed Me"
Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic):
Sèist:
Fail èile 's ho ro
Fail èile 's ho ro
Fail èile 's ho ra hu
Hog i ò 's na hu hì
'S olc a tha i 'gam chòrdadh
'S mòr gum b' fheàrr a bhith 'm Bòsta
Cur an eòrna 'san raon
Och a Rìgh gur trom m' osna
'S fhada ò mo luaidh anochd mi
Mise tuath air Ceann Lochlainn
'S ise aig Loch an Fhir Mhaoil
Dh' fhalbh i, ghlais i leinn dhaichaidh
Chuir i chuairt ud air Arcaibh
Le cruinn ùra 's siùil gheala
Tìde mhara 's i leinn
On a fhuair mi làn òrdugh
An t-soitheach a sheòladh
'S ann stiùireas mi 'n t-sròn aic'
Air MacDhòmhnaill a' Chaoil
English translation:
Chorus (after each verse):
Fail èile 's ho ro
Fail èile 's ho ro
Fail èile 's ho ra hu
Hog i ò 's na hu hì
I cannot say I'm enjoying it just now
I would rather be in Bosta
Planting the corn in the field
Oh Lord, I've a heavy, sighing heart
My love is far away from me tonight
I'm away in the north at the Cape of Norway
While she's at Loch an Fhir Mhaoil
It set sail for home with us
It sailed 'round Orkney
With new masts and white sails on her
She was running with the tide
Since I got a definite order
To sail the ship
I'll steer her prow
Towards MacDonald of the Kyle