Ishbel MacAskill
Ishbel MacAskill - An Innis Aigh English translation lyrics
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The Happy Isle
Sing this song to the Happy Isle The green isle of whitest sands Though storms at times threaten severely It is where I love to be Where does summer come earlier? Where do trees come into bloom sooner? Where does the thrush sing more sweetly On the tips of branches, than in the Happy Isle? The most prized fish closest to land Wishes to live about its shores Lively youths hunt it early in the morning With line and net, around the Happy Isle And although I sometimes go to the mainland And at times even think that I could stay there A sad longing whose heat never cools Always draws me back to the Happy Isle It is only a short time until the close of day Night will come and I will want for rest My eternal sleep will be so peaceful If I lay my head in the Happy Isle
An Innis Aigh
Seinn an duan seo dhan Innis Àigh An innis uaine as gile tràigh Bidh sian air uairean a' bagairt cruaidh ris Ach se mo luaidh-sa bhith ann a' tàmh Càit' as tràith an tig samhradh caomh Càit' as tràith an tig blàth air craobh Càit' as bòidhche 's an seinn an smeòrach Air bhàrr nan ògan 's an Innis Àigh An t-iasg as fiachaile dlùth don tràigh Is ann ma chrìochan is miann leis tàmh Bidh gillean easgaidh le dorgh is lìontan Moch, moch ga iarriadh mun Innis Àigh 'S ged thèid mi cuairt chun an taoibh ud thall 'S mi 'n dùil air uairibh gu fan mi ann Tha tàladh uaigneach le teas nach fuairich Gam tharraing buan don Innis Àigh O 's geàrr an ùine gu'n teirig latha Thig an oidhche 's gun iarr mi tàmh Mo chadal buan-sa bidh e cho suaimhneach Mo bhios mo chluasag 's an Innis Àigh