CHI MI NA MORBHEANNA

LYRICS

Pronunciation guide upon request.

O chì, chì mi na mórbheanna
O chì, chì mi na còrrbheanna
O chì, chì mi na coireachan
Chì mi na sgoran fo cheò

Chì mi gun dàil an t-àite ‘san d’rugadh mi
Cuirear orm fàilte ‘sa’ chànain a thuigeas mi
Gheibh mi ann aoidh agus gràdh nuair ruigeam
Nach reicinn air tunnachan òir

Oh, I’ll see the great mountains,
Oh, I’ll see the peaked mountains,
Oh, I’ll see the corries (dells),
I’ll see the rock clefts under the mist.

I’ll see without delay the place where I was born,
I’ll be welcomed in the language I understand.
Here, on arrival, I’ll find joy and love,
That I wouldn’t trade for tons of gold.

I’ll see the woods, I’ll see the thickets,
I’ll see the fairest most fertile fields,
I’ll see the deer on the floor of the corries
Shrouded in a garment of mist.