'Illean Bithibh Sunndach
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The third verse is quite foreboding, with the singer despairing about the journey. Let’s look at vocabulary:
| siubhal | travelling |
| cuantan | oceans |
| muladach | sad |
| gruaim | gloom |
Let’s listen to the first two lines:
| Gur mise tha fo ghruaimean, A' dol a shiubhal chuantan | I am in despair, Travelling over the oceans |
The dark theme continues in the next two lines:
| Tha 'n t-soitheach dubh a' gluasad, Gu muladach a sheòladh | The black ship is moving Sailing in sadness |
Once you are comfortable, we will put all the lines together:
