Paroles et traduction Julie Fowlis - Tha Mo Ghaol Air Àird a' Chuain

Tha Mo Ghaol Air Àird a' Chuain

Feasgar ciùin an tùs a' Chèitein
Nuair bha 'n ialtag anns na speuran
Chualaim rìbhinn òg 's i deurach
'Seinn fo sgàil nan geugan uain'
Bha a' ghrian 'sa chuan gu sìoladh
'S reult cha d' èirich anns an iarmailt
Nuair a sheinn an òigh gu cianail
"Tha mo ghaol air àird a' chuain"

Thòisich dealt na h-oidhch' ri tùirling
'S lùb am braon gu caoin na flùrain
Shèid a' ghaoth 'na h-oiteig chùbhraidh
Beatha 's ùrachd do gach cluan
Ghleus an nighneag fonn a h-òrain
Sèimh is ciùin mar dhriùchd an Òg-mhìos
'S bha an t-sèisd seo 'g èirigh 'n còmhnaidh
"Tha mo ghaol air àird a' chuain"

Chiar an latha is dheàrrs' na reultan
Sheòl an rè measg neul nan speuran
Shuidh an òigh, bha 'bròn 'ga lèireadh
'S cha robh dèigh air tàmh no suain
Theann mi faisg air reult nan òg-bhean
Sheinn mu 'gaol air chuan 'bha seòladh
O bu bhinn a caoidhrean brònach
"Tha mo ghaol air àird a' chuain"

Rinn an ceòl le deòin mo thàladh
Dlùth do rìbinn donn nam blàth-shul
'S i ag ùrnaigh ris an Àrd-Rìgh
"Dìon mo ghràdh 'th' air àird a' chuain"
Bha a cridh' le gaol gu sgàineadh
Nuair a ghlac mi fhèin air làimh i
"Siab do dheòir, do ghaol tha sàbhailt
Thill mi slàn bhàrr àird a' chuain"

My Love on the Edge of the Ocean

On a quiet evening in the beginning of May
When the moon was in the sky
I heard a fair young maiden weeping
'Sing beneath the shelter of fresh branches'
The sun was setting in the ocean
The stars were rising in the west
As the maid sang her soft Gaelic song
"My love is on the edge of the ocean"

The dew of the evening began to fall
And the petal softly kissed the heather
The wind whispered in the whispering leaves
Life and joy to every glen
The maid chose the tune of her song
As sweet and gentle as the August rain
And this is the refrain she sang
"My love is on the edge of the ocean"

As the day wore on and the stars grew dim
The ship sailed on through the clouds
The maid sat, her sorrow showing
For she had no rest or peace
I went near to the fair young maiden
She sang of her love who was sailing
O her love words were bitter
"My love is on the edge of the ocean"

The music gently soothed me
I crept close to the brown-haired maid
She was praying to the High King
"Protect my love who is on the edge of the ocean"
Her heart was filled with anguish
When I took her hand in mine
"Dry your tears, your love is safe
I will return safe from the edge of the ocean"