Cailin mo r�in-sa
(Donald Ross)
Chorus:
Cailin mo r�in-sa is leannan mo ghr�idh,
Ainnir mo chridh-sa 's i cuspair mo dh�in.
Tha m'inntinn l�n s�lais bhi tilleadh gun d�il,
Gu cailin mo r�in-sa is leannan mo gr�idh.
B'�g chuir mi e�las air leannan mo ghr�idh,
'S a rinn mise suas ri'sa ghleannan gu h-�rd;
A gnuis tha cho aoidheil, l�n gean agus b�igh,
Is mise bhios cianail, mur faigh mi a l�mh.
Gur tric sinn le ch�ile gabhail cuairt feadh an �it',
'S a falbh troimh na cluaintean gach bruachag is m�gh;
Na h-eoin bheag le smudan a' seinn dhuinn an d�n,
'S toirt f�ilte do'n mhaighdinn d'an d'thug mi mo ghr�dh.
Bha mise l�n aoibhneis nuair fhuair mi cheud ph�g,
Bho'n chaileig ghrinn uasail tha aighearach �g.
'S e mo mhiann is mo dh�rachd, cho fad 's bhios mi be�,
A bhi p�sd' ris a' ghruagaich tha suairc agus c�ir.
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Dearest my own one, oh won't you be mine,
Full of devotion, so modest and kind?
My heart's full of longing and yearning for you;
Come close to me, darling --- you know I'll be true.
How charming you were, dear, when first in the glen
I made your acquaintance, and ever since then
Without you I'm lonely; none other will do;
Those brown eyes enthralled me --- it had to be you.
I'll always remember that evening in May;
We rambled the woodlands and meadows so gay;
The chorus of song birds, how sweet their refrain,
'Midst fragrance of wild flow'rs refreshed by the rain.
Do you remember that moment of bliss,
So fondly embracing, the thrill of that kiss?
Since then you are mine, dear, the choice of my heart;
My promise I'll give you, that we'll never part.
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