Òran nan Raiders

Julie Fowlis

Originale	Traduzione inglese dal sito ufficiale
ÒRAN NAN RAIDERS	ÒRAN NAN RAIDERS
O, ’s ann tha na diùlnaich thall Air an taobh ud dhen a’ Bheinn: Fhuair iad fearann ann gun taing Bhon an aingidh rinn am mealladh.	O, what heroes there are O, what heroes there are on that side of a’ Bheinn. No thanks to the wicked one who deceived them, they got land there.
Fhad ’s a bhios an linn seo beò Bidh cuimhn’ air cainnteanas Lloyd George: Gheall e fearann do na seòid, Ach na thill beò dhiubh, ’s mòr an gearain.	While this generation is alive Lloyd George’s speech will be remembered. He promised land to the heroes but those who returned alive have much to complain about.
Nuair a thuig na gillean còir Gu robh an Government fo sgleò ’S nach robh cainnteanas Lloyd George Ach mar cheò a’ falbh à sealladh,	When the good lads realised that the government was suspect and that Lloyd George’s words were like mist disappearing out of sight,
Chruinnich iad is fhuair iad pìob, ’S am port a chluich iad Morair Sìm, ’S cha robh fear a bha san sgìr’ Nach robh cruinn aig roinn an fhearainn.	they gathered together and found a set of bagpipes. The tune they played was Morair Sim and there wasn’t a man in the district who wasn’t present at the division of the land.
Thàinig Raghnall le mòr‑uaill, Le each ’s le ghunna dol mun cuairt: ’S gann a bhruidhneadh e le gruaim – Thug e ’n dualchas ud bho sheanair.	Arrogantly Raghnall, armed with a gun, appeared on horseback. So sullen was he, he could hardly speak – a trait inherited from his grandfather.
An Dotair Moireach, suas a chliù, Faic mar thagair e sa chùis: Thug e mach iad às an tùr Gu an saors’ a dheòin ’s a dh’aindeoin.	Salute Dr Murray who prosecuted the matter. Despite everything, he managed to get them released from jail.
Sguiridh mise nis dhem dhàn: ’S e mo dhùrachd sibh bhith slàn, Le bhur sabhail mhòra làn Leis a’ ghràn gu àird nan sparran.	I’ll now stop my song. My earnest hope is that you will all be well, with your great barns full to the rafters with grain.