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Thread #87847 Message #3816333
Posted By: Felipa
24-Oct-16 - 07:29 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Soiridh Leis A' Bhreacan Ur
Subject: Lyric add: Soiridh Leis A' Bhreacan Ur
copied from Celtic Lyrics Corner
Sèist: Chorus (after each verse):
Soiridh leis a bhreacan ùr
Oir 's ann air a tha mo rùn
B'ait leam e os cionn mo ghlùin
Ann am pleatadh dlùth mun cuairt
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Mallachd nan Gaidheal gu lèir
Aig Righ Uilleam 's aig a thrèud
Cuir e bhriogais ghlas an cèill
Gus an t-èidheadh-sa thoirt uainn
Chuir mi bhriogais ghlas rim thaobh
'S barail leam gun robh mi faoin
Cha dean gruagach òg mo thaobh
Bhon a fhuair mi 'n t-aodach ùr
Chuir mi bhriogais ghlas fo m' cheann
'N àite 'n fhèileadh bhig a bh' ann
Gu bhi coltach ris an dream
Tha 'n taobh tuath de uisge Chluaidh
Nuair a thèid mi fhìn dhan airm
Gheibh mi fhèileadh 's sporran garbh
Bonaid bhiorach mholach ghorm
'S slat de riobainn 's toirm mum chluais
Translation:
Farewell to the new plaid
I have a great affection for it
I enjoyed wearing it above my knee
And pleated around my waist
May King William and his rabble
Be cursed by every Highlander
He forced us to wear the gray breeches
Thereby depriving us of our own attire
I laid the gray trousers by my side
Feeling very foolish
No young lass will come near me
Now that I have my new outfit
I placed the gray trousers beneath my head
Instead of the kilt I used to have
Which made me akin to the race
Who live north of the River Clyde
But when I join the army
I will receive a rough kilt and sporran
A pointed hairy blue bonnet and a yard of ribbon
As the noise of battle thunders about my ears