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Bliadhn’ mun àm sa dh’fhalbh Fada bhuam rùn mo chrìdh’ Gus an cuairtich e an saoghal Cha bhi dùil ris air ais anns an tìr Nuair a chì mis’ e rithist Nach mi nì an ogag ’s an gaol Le pòg na blas mil O Jimmy mo mhìle stòr (*) Bidh mo mhàthair ’s m’ athair A’ gearain ’s a’ trod rium a’ strì Tha mi sgìth ’s mi claoidhte ’S mi searbh ’s mo bheatha gun sìth Thug mi gaol dhan fhear fhlathail Gun iarraidh thug mise dha pòg ’S chaidh esan a sheòladh O Jimmy mo mhìle stòr Thig mise dhan choille ’S caithidh mi ann cuid mhath dhem shaogh’l Gun ghuth ann ri chluinntinn Ach ceòl binn bho cheileireadh eòin Aig cas nan craobh chaorainn Far ’eil fhùraichean fàs ann gu leòr Thug mi ghaol dhan fhear fhlathail O Jimmy mo mhìle stòr Английский перевод ---------------------------------------- A year ago my heart’s love left me For faraway places He’ll never return Until he sees the wide world around When I’ll see my love coming I’ll give him all my love And smother him with honey kisses Oh Jimmy my darling My father and mother They never can give me ease I’m tired and fed up And tormented with this life I gave my love to the fairest Without asking I kissed him And he went off to sea Oh Jimmy my darling I’ll go to the woods And spend there all of my time With no one around Listening to birdsong Beaneath the rowan tree With flowers aplenty there Giving love to the most heavenly Oh Jimmy my darling (*) literally: my thousand treasures
