(translation) I See The Great Mountains Lyrics - Singles - Mouth Music

Oh, I see the great mountains 

Oh, I see the lofty mountains 

OH I see the corries 

I see the peaks under the mist 

I see right away the place of my birth 

I will be welcomed in a language which I understand 

I will receive hospitality and love when I reach there 

That I would not trade for tons of gold 

I see woods there, I see thickets 

I see fair, fertile fields there 

I see the deer on the ground of the corries 

Shrouded in a garment of mist 

High mountains with lovely slopes 

Folk abiding there who are customarily kind 

Light is my step when I go bounding to see them 

And I will remain a while there willingly 

Composed by John Cameron (Ballachulish) in 1856 

This tune evokes a mixture of emotions; it has often been played in funerals, including 

John F. 

Kennedy's in Arlington, Virginia, 1963