Lyrics of Cearcal A Chuain - Runrig

Cearcal A Chuain (original)

Tha sinn uile air cuan
Stiureadh cuairt troimh ar beatha
A' seoladh geola dhorch
Air chall an greim na mara
Tha a’ghaoth air ar cul
Tha a' gheol a' cumail roimhe
'S cha dean uair no an cuan
Tonaisgh dhuinn no rian
A' mhuir tha i ciuin
Tha i fiadhaich tha i farsainn
Tha i alainn tha i diamhair
Tha i gamhlasach is domhain
O ach sin tha sinn dall
'S chaneil againn ach beatha
Tog an seol, tog an ramh
Gus an fhaigh sinn astar ann
Ach tha mi’n duil, tha mi’n duil
Nuair a bhios a' ghrian dol fodha
Chi iad mi a' stiuireadh 'n iar
Null a dh’Uibhist air a' chearcal
Cearcal a' chuain
Gu brath bidh i a' tionndadh
Leam gu machair geal an lar
Far an do thoisich an la

(translation)

We are all at sea
A visit was guided through our lives
Sailing a dark dinghy
Lost the grip of the sea
The wind is behind us
The wind continues
And neither the hour nor the sea will do
Tone for us or trace
The sea is calm
She's mad she's wide
She's beautiful she's mysterious
She is hateful and deep
Oh but that we are blind
And we only have life
Lift the sail, lift the oar
Until we get some distance there
But I hope so
When the sun goes down
They see me heading west
Over to Uist on the ring
The circle of the ocean
Forever she turns
Leam to the white machair of the floor
Where the day began