Lon-dubh a' seinn ann an dubhar na h-oidhche tog do sgiathan brist' is èirigh suas fad do rè, bha thu a' feitheamh airson an tìd' gu togail rithe.
[blackbird singing in the darkness of the night, that your boken wing and rise up/ all your life you were waiing for the time to get away /make a run]
Lon-dubh a' seinn ann an dubhar na h-oidhche, tog an sgàil bho d' shùil is seall gu geur fad do rè, bha thu a' feitheamh airson an tioc a bhios tu saor.
[blackbird singing in the darkness of the night, take the shade from your eye and look sharply/ all your lifetime you were waiting to be free]
Lon-dubh sgèith, lon-dubh sgèith, Steach dhan t-sòlas dubh na h-oidhche.
[Blackbird fly, blackbird, fly, fly..... into the black light of the night]
Lon-dubh a' seinn ann an dubhar na h-oidhche tog do sgiathan brist' is èirigh suas fad do rè, bha thu a' feitheamh airson an tìd' gu togail rithe.