Fear a' Bhata
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How did you get on? Now let’s learn the second verse, vocabulary first:
| briste | broken |
| brùite | bruised |
| cridhe | heart |
| dùil | hope |
| tùrsach | miserable |
| osna | sigh |
OK, let’s try the first two lines:
| Tha mo chridhe-sa briste, brùite 'S tric na deòir a' ruith o m' shùilean | My heart is broken and bruised With tears often flowing from my eyes |
The verse continues
| An tig thu 'n nochd no 'm bi mo dhùil riut? No 'n dùin mi 'n doras le osna thùrsaich? | Will you come tonight or will I expect you? Or will I close the door with a sad sigh? |
The verse in full is:
