Co a sheinneas an fhideag airigid
Sèist: Chorus (after each verse):
Ho ro hu a hu il o Ho ro hu a hu il o
Hi ri hu o, hi ri hu o Hi ri hu o, hi ri hu o
Mac mo righ air tighinn a dh'Alba
Air lang mhar nar tri chrann airgid
Air long riomhach nam ball airgid
Tearlach og nan gorm shuil mealach
Failte, failte mian is clui dhuit
Fidhleireachd is ragha a'uil dhuit
Co a sheinneadh? Nach seinninn fhin i?
Co a sheinneas an fhideag airigid
Who will play the silver whistle?
Since the son of my king has come to Scotland
On a great ship with three masts of silver
On the handsome vessel with the silver rigging
Young Charles with the blue bewitching eyes
Welcome, welcome, may you be desired and famous
May there be fiddling and the choicest music before you
Who'd play it? Who'd say that I'd not play it myself?
Who will play the silver whistle?
Sèist: Chorus (after each verse):
Ho ro hu a hu il o Ho ro hu a hu il o
Hi ri hu o, hi ri hu o Hi ri hu o, hi ri hu o
Mac mo righ air tighinn a dh'Alba
Air lang mhar nar tri chrann airgid
Air long riomhach nam ball airgid
Tearlach og nan gorm shuil mealach
Failte, failte mian is clui dhuit
Fidhleireachd is ragha a'uil dhuit
Co a sheinneadh? Nach seinninn fhin i?
Co a sheinneas an fhideag airigid
Who will play the silver whistle?
Since the son of my king has come to Scotland
On a great ship with three masts of silver
On the handsome vessel with the silver rigging
Young Charles with the blue bewitching eyes
Welcome, welcome, may you be desired and famous
May there be fiddling and the choicest music before you
Who'd play it? Who'd say that I'd not play it myself?
Who will play the silver whistle?