'Illean Bithibh Sunndach
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The second verse explains that the author is leaving Crinan, near Lochgilphead, to make a new life overseas. Again, vocabulary first:
| fiadhaich | wild |
| cianail | mournful |
| lòn | livelihood |
| Crianain | Crinan, the place where the song originates from |
The first two lines of the first verse express the singer’s sadnes:
| Gur mise tha gu cianail, A' fàgail a' Chrianain | I am homesick, Leaving the Crinan |
The second verse continues with the author expressing his reason for leaving his land. It also hints at his hope of a better life in the new, though wild, land:
| A' dol don dùthaich fhiadhaich, A dh'iarraidh ar lòin as | Going to the wild country, To make a living (from the country) |
Now we are confident with the four lines, let’s put them all together:
| Gur mise tha gu cianail, A' fàgail a' Chrianain, A' dol don dùthaich fhiadhaich, A dh'iarraidh ar lòin as | I am homesick, Leaving the Crinan, Going to the wild country, To make a living |
