Caidil gu Sunndach mo Chìocharan - Eilidh MacKenzie
English
Sleep Peaceful My Love
Gaelic
Caidil Gu Sunndach Mo Chìocharan
Sleep peaceful my love
Sleep peacefully my love
Sleep til morning so sofly
Don’t open your eyes til day comes
And me with my heart
My thoughts so heavy each morn
I’m asking and asking
If your father will return from battle
Caidil gu sunndach mo chìocharan,
Caidil gu sunndach mo ghràdh,
Caidil gu madainn le socair,
Na mosgladh do shùil gu latha;
Is mise lem chridhe fo iargain,
'S mo smaointean gur trom gach tràth,
Mi faighneachd an till, faighneachd an till,
'N till d' athair a-rìs bhon bhlàr.
You will sleep without worry
You will sleep without
But I’m depressed with worry
Always exhausting myself
I cannot be healed from this illness
I cannot come to a conclusion
As I’m asking and asking
If your father will return from battle
Bidh thusa ad chadal gun smuairein,
Bidh thusa ad chadal gun phràmh,
Bidh mise le mulad is iomagain,
Gam shàrachadh fhèin a ghnàth;
Cha dèanar mo leigheas le h-ìocshlàint
Is cungaidh cha dèan bonn-stàth;
Mi faighneachd an till, faighneachd an till,
'N till d' athair a-rìs bhon bhlàr.
The trumpets are now being sounded
Tha battle has ceased
And the news that greets me
Which I can understand
You father fought in the battle
Enemies did not overcome them
I’m sure he’ll return, sure he’ll return
That your father will return from battle
Tha 'n trombaid a-nis air a sèideadh,
'S am blàr air a chur a bha dian,
'S tha naidheachd an dèidh tighinn am ionnsaigh
A dh'aiseigeas dhomh mo chiall;
Tron chath chaidh d' athair gu treubhach
Is nàimhdean cha d' fhuair am miann;
'S mi cinnteach gun till, cinnteach gun till,
Gun till d' athair a-rìs bhon bhlàr.