Lyrics of Chi Mi Bhuam - Karen Matheson

Chi Mi Bhuam (original)

Chi mi bhuam, fada bhuam
Chi mi bhuam ri muir-làn
Chi mi Muile nam beann fuar
Fada bhuam thar an t-sàil
Fada bhuam thar an t-sàil
Chi mi mullach nam beann mór
Anns an òg-mhadainn aigh
An t-aon as airde dhiubh nan còrr
‘S badan ceò air a bàrr
Fada bhuam thar an t-sàil
Chì mi ghucag air an fhraoch
Chì mi’n caorann fo bhlàth
Chì mi uisge glan nam beann
Tigh’nn ‘na dheann leis gach màm
Fada bhuam thar an t-sàil
Tir a' bharraich, tìr nan stuadh
‘S tric a luaidh ort na bàird;
‘S nuair a thug mi riut mo chùl
Rinn mi dùsgadh gu dàn
‘S bidh mi luaidh ort gu bràth

(translation)

I see from me, far from me
I can see from me at high tide
I see Mull of the cold mountains
Far from me across the sea
Far from me across the sea
I see the tops of the great mountains
In the early morning
The highest of them the rest
There is a cloud of mist on top of it
Far from me across the sea
I see a bud on the heather
I see the rowan in bloom
I can see the clear water of the mountains
Come on in, take a look and enjoy yourself!
Far from me across the sea
Land of the barrows, land of the waves
You are often mentioned as a poet;
And when I turned my back on you
I awoke boldly
And I will love you forever