Am Buchaille Lyrics - Singles - Capercaillie

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 bron, ri bron. 

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 bhord, 

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 dluth; 

Is truagh mar a ta nach d'tharaidh mis' agus tu 

Ann an eilean gun traigh, gun ramh, gun choite, gun stiuir, gun stiuir.