Lyrics and translation Mary Jane Lamond - A Mhairi Bhoidheach

A Mhairi Bhoidheach

A Mhàiri bhòidheach 's a Mhàiri ghaolach
A Mhàiri bhòidheach gur mòr mo ghaol ort
A Mhàiri bhòidheach gur tu a chlaoidh mi
'S a dh'fhàg mi brònach gun dòigh air t' fhaotainn

A Mhàiri bhòidheach gur mòr mo ghaol ort
Gur tric mi 'cuimhneachadh ort 's mi m' ònar
Ged a shiubhlainn gach ceum den t-saoghal
Bidh t' ìomhaigh bòidheach 'tighinn beò gach taobh dhiom

A Mhàiri bhòidheach, a Mhàiri ghaolach
A Mhàiri bhòidheach gur mòr mo ghaol ort
A Mhàiri bhòidheach gur tu a chlaoidh mi
'S a dh'fhàg mi brònach gun dòigh air t' fhaotainn

'S truagh nach robh mi 's mo Mhàiri bhòidheach
Ann an gleannan faoin 's ceò air
Ged bu rìgh mi 's an Roinn-Eòrpa
Chan iarrainn pòg ach o Mhàiri bhòidheach

A Mhàiri bhòidheach 's a Mhàiri ghaolach
A Mhàiri bhòidheach gur mòr mo ghaol ort
A Mhàiri bhòidheach gur tu a chlaoidh mi
'S a dh'fhàg mi brònach gun dòigh air t' fhaotainn

Chìthear fèidh air sgèith 's na speuran
Chìthear iasg air àird nan slèibhtean
Chìthear sneachda dubh air gheugan
Mum faicear caochladh tighinn air mo spèis dhut

A Mhàiri bhòidheach 's a Mhàiri ghaolach
A Mhàiri bhòidheach gur mòr mo ghaol ort
A Mhàiri bhòidheach gur tu a chlaoidh mi
'S a dh'fhàg mi brònach gun dòigh air t' fhaotainn

Guma slàn dha mo Mhàiri bhòidheach
Ge b'e àite 's am bidh i 'chòmhnaidh
'S e mo dhùrachd cho fad 's is beò mi
Gum bidh gach sòlas aig Màiri bhòidheach

A Mhàiri bhòidheach 's a Mhàiri ghaolach
A Mhàiri bhòidheach gur mòr mo ghaol ort
A Mhàiri bhòidheach gur tu a chlaoidh mi
'S a dh'fhàg mi brònach gun dòigh air t' fhaotainn

My Fair Mary

My fairest Mary and my darling Mary
My fairest Mary how much I love you
My fairest Mary you have conquered me
And you have left me sad with no way to find you

My fairest Mary how much I love you
I often think of you when I am alone
Although I should wander every step of the world
Your beautiful image will come to life everywhere around me

My fairest Mary, my darling Mary
My fairest Mary how much I love you
My fairest Mary you have conquered me
And you have left me sad with no way to find you

'Tis a pity I was not with my fairest Mary
In a sheltered valley with mist upon it
Though I were a king and the king of Europe
I would only seek a kiss from my fairest Mary

My fairest Mary and my darling Mary
My fairest Mary how much I love you
My fairest Mary you have conquered me
And you have left me sad with no way to find you

Deer can be found on a skiff in the heavens
Fish can be found atop the mountains
Black snow can be found on branches
Before a change can come over my love for you

My fairest Mary and my darling Mary
My fairest Mary how much I love you
My fairest Mary you have conquered me
And you have left me sad with no way to find you

May joy go to my fairest Mary
Whichever place she dwells in
'Tis my wish so long as I live
That every comfort be with my fairest Mary

My fairest Mary and my darling Mary
My fairest Mary how much I love you
My fairest Mary you have conquered me
And you have left me sad with no way to find you