Lyrics of Gleann Baile Chaoil - Karen Matheson

Gleann Baile Chaoil (original)

O nach robh mi thall ‘s a' ghleann a' fuireach
O nach robh mi thall an Glean Baile Chaoil Nan robh mise thall ‘s a' ghleann
A' fuireach Chan fhàgainn e tuilleadh glean lurach mo ghaoil
Nuair dh' éireas a' ghrian air bu chiatach bhith ann
‘Si cho fial flathail coibh-neil a' boillsgeadh air chrann
I dùsgadh nan lòn-dubh ‘s nan smeòrach air ghéig
Chur fàilte l’en ceòl air a mórachd ‘san speur
O nach robh mi thall ‘s a' ghleann a' fuireach
O nach robh mi thall an Glean Baile Chaoil Nan robh mise thall ‘s a' ghleann
A' fuireach Chan fhàgainn e tuilleadh glean lurach mo ghaoil
‘S a' mhadainn ‘n uair dh' eirinn gun eislean gun ghruaim
‘S e thug solas do m’inntinn bhith sealltainn riut suas
Chaneil glean eil' air Gaidhealtachd bheir barr ort an snuadh;
Gur mis ha fo chradh-lot bhith ‘n drasd cho fad uait
O nach robh mi thall ‘s a' ghleann a' fuireach
O nach robh mi thall an Glean Baile Chaoil Nan robh mise thall ‘s a' ghleann
A' fuireach Chan fhàgainn e tuilleadh glean lurach mo ghaoil

(translation)

O that I did not live over in the glen
O I was not over in Gleann Baile Chaoil ​​If I were over in the glen
Living I would never leave the beautiful valley of my love
When the sun rises it's best to be there
‘She is such a generous gentleman shining on a mast
She wakes up the blackbirds and the thrushes on a branch
Her music greeted her majesty in the sky
O that I did not live over in the glen
O I was not over in Gleann Baile Chaoil ​​If I were over in the glen
Living I would never leave the beautiful valley of my love
In the morning when I arose without sorrow or gloom
It was a light in my mind to look up at you
There is no other valley in the Highlands that surpasses your appearance;
It hurts me to be so far away from you
O that I did not live over in the glen
O I was not over in Gleann Baile Chaoil ​​If I were over in the glen
Living I would never leave the beautiful valley of my love