Gura mise tha fo éislean (How sorrowful I am)
Moch sa mhaduinn is mi g'éirigh (Early in the morning rising)
Chorus (after each verse):
Ò hì shiùbhlainn leat (Ò hì, I would go with you)
Hì ri bhò hò ru bhì (Hì ri bhò hò ru bhì)
Hì ri bhò hò rinn o ho (Hì ri bhò hò rinn o ho)
Ailein Duinn, ò hì shiùbhlainn leat (Brown-haired Alan, ò hì, I would go with you)
Ma 's'en cluasag dhuit a ghaineamh (If your pillow is the sand)
Ma 'se leabaidh dhut an gheamainn (If your bed is the seaweed)
Ma 's en t-iasg do choinlean geala (If the fish are your bright candles)
Ma 's e na ròin do luchd-faire (If the seals are your watchmen)
Dh'òlainn deoch ge boil le càch e (I'd drink, though all abhor it)
De dh'fhuil do choim 's tu 'n déidh do bhathadh (Of your heart's blood after your drowning)
Moch sa mhaduinn is mi g'éirigh (Early in the morning rising)
Chorus (after each verse):
Ò hì shiùbhlainn leat (Ò hì, I would go with you)
Hì ri bhò hò ru bhì (Hì ri bhò hò ru bhì)
Hì ri bhò hò rinn o ho (Hì ri bhò hò rinn o ho)
Ailein Duinn, ò hì shiùbhlainn leat (Brown-haired Alan, ò hì, I would go with you)
Ma 's'en cluasag dhuit a ghaineamh (If your pillow is the sand)
Ma 'se leabaidh dhut an gheamainn (If your bed is the seaweed)
Ma 's en t-iasg do choinlean geala (If the fish are your bright candles)
Ma 's e na ròin do luchd-faire (If the seals are your watchmen)
Dh'òlainn deoch ge boil le càch e (I'd drink, though all abhor it)
De dh'fhuil do choim 's tu 'n déidh do bhathadh (Of your heart's blood after your drowning)