Here is the song "Am buchaille ban" which Capercaillie do a lovely

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