Gura mise tha fo éislean How sorrowful I am
Moch sa mhaduinn is mi g'éirigh Early in the morning rising
Sèist: 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
Sèist: 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