Sheas e shìos air an traigh Aig cliathaich an t-saoghail Is dh' fhàg e chuid teaghlaich Is chuir e an dachaidh air chùl There he stood on the shore With the world in his eyes Then he left his home And his family behind

Morning comes, turn on the light Deceive the day, delay the night

I could tell you about the moon That's rolling 'cross the sky I could show you all the stars But it's much too late at night

And we'll sing, and we'll sing Of the songs that last forever We will sing

When I arrived in Canada I walked the streets Out of work out of money, prospects bleak

In every sunrise spent All our beginnings end All our doves sent For the hour of knowing

Obhan obhan obhan iri Obhan iri o Obhan obhan obhan iri 'S mòr mo mhulad 's mòr Great is my sorrow, great.

There was laughing, and there were tears There were so many shattered hopes and dreams But there was treasure and 40 years In the place where the rivers run

We'll gather round the players We'll head off for the stars Pack the van with poetry Drums and the guitars

Wrap me in your sheets together Where my earth heart lies forever Oh I do believe Dust will turn the seed home

See the bracken green on the hills See the gifts of every summer Suns sinking low in the long grass Always rising and falling down

Tha na sràidean beò le cainnt 's togair Sràidean am Babel ùr 'S thusa mo rùn, tha cothrom mad choinneamh The streets are alive with conversation and purpose Possibilities for a new Babel And you my love have opportunity before you

We stood and raised the barley The sun was up and young Our compass set on nature Ranging innocence and love

I still see the blood on the knees The camans swing without warning The lads in white At the speed of light It's good to be young and daring

Sinn a' treabhadh Tron an oidhche Air a' chuan, air a' chuan And so we journey on Through the night On the open seas

Ged 's brèagha an ròs le dhuilleagan sìoda Fàile cho cùbhraidh, cùbhraidh bho chridh' Although the rose is beautiful with leaves like silk With an enticing aroma, enticing from its heart

Blàr nan Gaidheal, an Gaidheal 's an cogadh An fhuil 's am bàs Air bràighean eachdraidh The battle of the Gael, the Gael and the war The blood and the death On the braes of history

And the turning wave Filled my empty thoughts With a homing power That washed a sea of loss I saw my light I held the flame That we should take this road again

Tha ghrian a' sìneadh sìos Air sràidean Phortrìgh The sun is shining down On the streets of Portree

Still the silence glows The four winds blow And a dark moon rising above

And from the hollow mouths of grey It's the future and it's safe So let the children play

There was a crowd no man could number Walking down Taking the chosen road

The seas, the slums, the battlefields The shipyards, the tides The straths, the glens, the drove roads All the prairies and the mines

Unwind: touch the brine Take some bread: break some wine I can see the water line Red below the Lewis sun

As I walk along the shore I can feel it all return I can feel it in my bones Down the road it takes me Down by the water's edge I went walking Where the fault lines and falling rain... Falling rain

It was winter on the Mersey Snow was falling on New York The boats were coming in from Ireland A nation drinking round the docks

We sailed on sun-soaked seas And we sailed Late on the day of days

What do you do when the guns are turning? What do you do when the guns are turning round?

Word came like a hammer Night fell down like a shroud That's got me drinkin' Tryin' to turn back the clock Through this industrial lost town

I still see the blood on the knees The camans swing without warning The lads in white At the speed of light It's good to be young and daring

A shiver at the door in the night Clouds cross a black moonlight Rushing on down To the sound of a turning world

An cuibhle mòr nach stad gu bràth Tionndadh òganaich gu aois This is the big wheel that never stands still Turning our youth to old age

Cò mhìneachas àill No an gaol dìomhar buan Cò thuigeas neart na gaoithe Nuair a thilleas madainn chiùin Who can explain desire Or the mystery of eternal love And who can understand the strength of the wind When the stillness returns in a morning

I still hear the snares in the square Colours ablaze in the evening The air was still Down the Stormy Hill It's good to be young and daring

'S cha d' fhiach an teine oidhche Gun do chòmhradh 's do ghàir Chan fhaic mi thu a rithist Of what worth the night fire Without your conversation and laughter I'll not see you again

I crossed the ocean, the son of slaves A golden race in soul decline I arrived on the King's Port streets They were the making times

Sheas e shìos air an traigh Aig cliathaich an t-saoghail Is dh' fhàg e chuid teaghlaich Is chuir e an dachaidh air chùl There he stood on the shore With the world in his eyes Then he left his home And his family behind

Baile beag anns a' Ghearmailt Gruagach cho bòidheach Le sùilean làn sonas is bròn A small town in Germany A beautiful young girl Her eyes full of sorrow and joy

We've seen too many tail-lights Didn't need to say goodbye We're just souls across a shrinking world In a distant starlit night

Hear the call of the wind Feel the dying answer Steel on the mind Cold in the veins

Nightfall on Marsco Cuillin in sheets This world of Maclean's words Around us like spirits released

Innse sinn an sgeul dhan chlann Thall aig an sabhal, an sabhal aig Nèill We will tell the story to the children Over by the barn, Neil's barn

O mo rùn Tha an oidhche ghreamhraidh reòite is fuar Na bliadhnaichean dol bhuainn My love The winter night is frozen and cold The years are moving away from us

Fuaim a' bhlàir, ceòl a' chogaidh An guth 's an nàire Air cluasan eachdraidh The noise of battle, the music of war The voice and the disgrace In the ears of history

An cuala tu an naidheachd A chuala mi an-dè? Tha an saoghal ga chraobh-sgaoileadh Co shaoileadh a leithid! Did you hear the news That I heard yesterday? The whole world is broadcasting it Who would have thought!

Across the waves From Sellafield you came in unseen wonder A life begun, a chain undone

'Cò às an d'thàinig na reultan', thuirt mi 'Cò às an d'thàinig grian' So where do the stars come from, I said From where did the sun appear

Cuma nach ghabh thu am bristeadh Latha ligheadh na fala A hi eile fe o hiri si bho horo hu Fal eile bho hiri si bho ho fal eile bho How were you not broken On the day of the blood-letting?

Fad bho thir Is an talamh aghmhor Air a' chuan, air a' chuan Ever far from land And the glorious soil On the open seas

Tog orm mo chiall, tog orm mo bhith Le cridhe aodrom, cridheil, ciùin Lift up my understanding, clothe me in my existence With a light, a pleasing and a gentle heart