21/9 /2018
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1. Seinn an duan seo dhan Innis Àigh,
Sing this song to the Happy Isle,
An innis uaine as gile tràigh.
The green isle of whitest sands.
Bidh sian air uairean a’ bagairt cruaidh ris
Though storms at times threaten severely
Ach se mo luaidh-sa bhith ann a’ tàmh.
It is where I love to be.
2. Càit’ as tràith an tig samhradh caomh?
Where does summer come earlier?
Càit’ as tràith an tig blàth air craobh?
Where do trees come into bloom sooner?
Càit’ as bòidhche ‘s an seinn an smeòrach
Where does the thrush sing more sweetly
Air bhàrr nan ògan ‘s an Innis Àigh?
On the tips of branches, than in the Happy Isle?
3. An t-iasg as fiachaile dlùth don tràigh
The most prized fish closest to land
Is ann ma chrìochan is miann leis tàmh.
Wishes to live about its shores.
Bidh gillean easgaidh le dorgh is lìontan
Lively youths hunt it early in the morning
Moch, moch ga iarriadh mun Innis Àigh.
With line and net, around the Happy Isle.
4. ‘S ged thèid mi cuairt chun an taoibh ud thall
And although I sometimes go to the mainland
‘S mi ‘n dùil air uairibh gu fan mi ann
And at times even think that I could stay there,
Tha tàladh uaigneach le teas nach fuairich,
A sad longing whose heat never cools
Gam tharraing buan don Innis Àigh.
Always draws me back to the Happy Isle.
5. O ‘s geàrr an ùine gu’n teirig latha.
It is only a short time until the close of day.
Thig an oidhche ‘s gun iarr mi tàmh.
Night will come and I will want for rest.
Mo chadal buan-sa bidh e cho suaimhneach
My eternal sleep will be so peaceful
Mo bhios mo chluasag ‘s an Innis Àigh.
If I lay my head in the Happy Isle.
