| Faili Faili Oro (original) | Faili Faili Oro (translation) |
|---|---|
| Faili, faili, faili oro | Faili, faili, faili oro |
| Faili, faili, faili oro | Faili, faili, faili oro |
| Faili, faili, faili oro | Faili, faili, faili oro |
| 'S cian nan cian bho dh’fhàg mi Leodhas | It's been a long time since I left Lewis |
| 'N uair a rinn am bàta gluasad | When the ship moved |
| Leis na soluis ghorm is uaine | With the blue and green lights |
| Dh’fhàg sin m’inntinn trom fo ghruaman | That made my mind gloomy |
| Siaban nan tonn uain' ag eirigh | The mist of the green waves rising |
| C’aite, c’aite c’aite an teid mi | Where, where, will I go? |
| 'Nuair a luidheas grian mo cheitein | 'When the sun sets in my mist |
| Slighe chuain eadar mi 's m’eudail | An ocean passage between me and my darling |
| 'S iargaineach mo laighe 's m’eirigh | I lie down and get up |
| Faili, faili, faili oro | Faili, faili, faili oro |
| Faili, faili, faili oro | Faili, faili, faili oro |
| Faili, faili, faili oro | Faili, faili, faili oro |
| 'S cian nan cian bho dh’fhàg mi Leodhas | It's been a long time since I left Lewis |
