Lyrics of Sguaban Arbhair - Runrig

Sguaban Arbhair (original)

Bha mi raoir a' siubhal drathair
'S thainig dealbh do mo laimh
Dealbh mo sheannmh’air is mo shean’air
'S balach og na shuidh' ri’n taobh
'S iad ag obair aig na sguaban arbhair
Shuidh mi g’an coimhead fad' na h-oidhch'
Thainig cianalas na m’chridhe
'S thainig cuideam na mo laimh
Uair eile gu bhith dhachaidh
Uair eile gu bhith beo
Ruith mu’n cuairt na sguaban arbhair
Uair eile gu bhith og
Cha’n e aois a tha mi sabaid
Cha’n e mo bheatha nach eil slan
'S e bhith fuireach ann a' saoghal maide
Le chuid daoin' nach tuig mo chainnt
Uair eile gu bhith dhachaidh
Uair eile gu bhith beo
Ruith mu’n cuairt na sguaban arbhair
Uair eile gu bhith og
Dh’fhalbh mo sheannmh’air 's mo shean’air
Thuit na sguaban arbhair sios
Dh’fhalbh mi gu saobhal eile
'S dh’fhalbh a' Ghaidhlig bho mo bheul
Uair eile gu bhith dhachaidh
Uair eile gu bhith beo
Ruith mu’n cuairt na sguaban arbhair
Uair eile gu bhith og

(translation)

Last night I was looking for a drawer
And a picture came to me
Photo of my grandparents
There was a young boy sitting beside them
They work at the sheaves of corn
I sat watching them all night
Nostalgia came into my heart
And the weight came into my hand
Another time to be home
Another time to live
Run around the sheaves of corn
Another time to be young
It's not age I'm fighting for
It is not my life that is not intact
To live in a wooden world
With some people who do not understand my speech
Another time to be home
Another time to live
Run around the sheaves of corn
Another time to be young
My grandparents are gone
The sheaves of corn fell down
I went to another world
And Gaelic disappeared from my mouth
Another time to be home
Another time to live
Run around the sheaves of corn
Another time to be young