mo bheannnachd dhan bhaillidh ur
Singer:fowlis, julie
mo bheannachd dhan bhaillidh ur
's tu fhein a choisinn an cliu
nuair a thainig e le thrup
dh'uaislean o dhuthaich mhicleoid. is thaine tu led bhairdse cruinn
ghabh thu timcheall air port righ;
thogadh do shaighdearan cis
fhad 's a mhaireadh stri nan dorn. is thaine tu led bhairds' mun cuairt
ghabh thu timcheall 'chinn a tuath
is dh'inns thu dhaibh gun gheilt gun ghruaim
gur e 'n cuan a bha fo sroin. is ur a' chraobh on d' rinn thu fas
na bha fon talamh dhith 's gu h-ard
gun mhosgan am bun no 'm barr
ach an giuthas alainn og. is domhnallaich sibh taobh air thaobh
lamh dhearg as suaicheantas dhuibh
long is bradan 's leomhann
gidheagan is fraoch glas og. my compliments to the new bailiff/factor
when he arrived with his troop
of noblemen from the land of macleod
and went round portree. your soldiers would collect tax
while the fight lasted. you came with your barge
and went round the north end
informing them without cowardice or gloom
that you were master of the open seas. you are the offshoot of a vigorous tree
in root and branch. a beautiful young fir
without decay in root or foliage. you are macdonald on both sides. your crest is a red hand