Coisich, [bad word]  hu il oro, [bad word] do ghealladh rium, o hi ibh o;
beir soraidh bhuam, hu il oro,
dha n Hearadh, boch oraino o

Beir soraidh bhuam
dha na Hearadh-
gu Seon Caimbeul
donn mo leannan-

gu Seon Caimbeul
donn mo leannan-
sealgair geoidh,
roin is eala;

Sealgair geoidh,
roin is eala,
bhric a ni leum
'n fheidh ri langan.

'S filuch an oidhche 
nochd 's gur fuar I,
ma thug Clann Nill [bad word] a' chuain orr';

Ma thug Clann Nill [bad word] a' chuainn orr'-
luchd nan seol a
d
's nan long luatha;

Luchd nan seol a
d
's nan long luath,
's nam brataicheann
gorm is uaine;

"s nam brataicheann
gorm is uaine-
cha b'fhear cearraig
bheireadh bhuat I.
 [bad word] On, My Love [bad word] on, my love, hu il oro
keep your promise to me, o hi ibh o;
take greeting from me, hu il oro
over to Harris, boch orainn o.

Take greetings from me
Over to Harris-
To John Campbell
my brown-haired sweetheart

To John Campbell
my brown-haired sweetheart-
hunter of goose
seal and swan

Hunter of goose
seal and swan-
of leaping trout
of bellowing deer

Wet is the night
tonight, and cold,
If the MacNeills 
have put to sea

If the MacNeills 
have put to sea-
men of high sails
and swift ships;

Men of high sails
and swift ships;
and of banners
blue and green

And of banners
blue and green
no left-hander
could take [bad word] from you