The Corries
The Corries - Mingulay Boat Song songtekst
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Het lied is geschreven door de Schot Sir Hugh S. Roberton (1874–1952) in de jaren 30. Mingulay is een eiland in het zuiden van de Hebriden. Het is het een na laatste eiland. De Hebriden is een eilandengroep ten noord-westen van Schotland. The Minch is de zee (de straat) tussen de noordelijke Hebriden en het vasteland van Schotland.
Heel yo ho, boys, let her go, boys Swing her head round and all together Heel yo ho, boys, let her go, boys Sailing homeward to Mingulay What care we though white The Minch is What care we for wind or weather Swing her head round, every inch is Sailing homeward to Mingulay Heel yo ho, boys, let her go, boys Swing her head round and all together Heel yo ho, boys, let her go, boys Sailing homeward to Mingulay Wives are waiting by the quayside They've been waiting since break of day, oh Swing her head round, and we'll anchor As the sun sets o'er Mingulay Heel yo ho, boys, let her go, boys Swing her head round and all together Heel yo ho, boys, let her go, boys Sailing homeward to Mingulay When the wind is wild with shouting And the waves mount ever higher Anxious eyes turn ever seaward To see us home, boys, to Mingulay Heel yo ho, boys, let her go, boys Swing her head round and all together Heel yo ho, boys, let her go, boys Sailing homeward to Mingulay