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’Illean bitheabh sunndach - the third verse

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:

Gur mise tha fo ghruaimean,
A' dol a shiubhal chuantan,
Tha 'n t-soitheach dubh a' gluasad,
Gu muladach a sheòladh

I am in despair,
Travelling over the oceans,
A black ship is moving,
Sailing in sadness