version of on their Crosswinds album. I was sent these words by John
Angus Macleod of Gaidhlig Aig Deas, who got them from someone at An Comunn
Gaidhealach. John Angus wrote a song (Na laithean a bh'ann) for Karen of
Capercaillie, which she broadcast on Radio nan Gaidheal.

If anyone whould like to translate this, I would really appreciate it.
What is a "gini" ?

Craig

1. Och ochan a Righ, gur tinn an galair an gradh;
   chan eil neach air am bi nach saoil gur seachdain gach la
   Gun d'bhrist e mo chridh 's gun d'sgaoil e cuislean mo shlaint'
   Bhith 'g amharc ad dhe/idh, a gheug, a bhroillich ghil bhain, ghil bhain.

2. Nam faiceadh tu geug 's i 'g e/irigh, madainn chiuin cheo
   le maise da re/ir ni ceudan mhealladh 'nan doigh -
   Gur binne do bheul na teudan fhidheall ri ceol,
   'S nach truagh leat mi 'd dhe/idh leam fhe/in air cnocan ri bro
, ri bro
.

3. 'S ma the/id thu air sraid, a ghraidh, biodh gini 'nad phoc,
    Is ol mo dheoch-slaint' gach ait an suidh thu m'an bho
d,
    An cridhe geal fialaidh, eutrom aighearach og,
    'S gur milis leam fhe/in am beul o'n tigeadh an ceol, an ceol.

4.  A bhuachaille bhain, ma's aill leat labhairt air thus,
    'S ann leat-sa gun dail mo lamh ma thig thu rium dlu	h;
    Is truagh mar a ta nach d'tha
aidh mis' agus tu
    Ann an eilean gun traigh, gun ramh, gun choite, gun stiuir, gun stiuir