Hè Mo Leannan
(Hey My Sweetheart)
Taken from liner notes of Navan's performance on the CD - Mairneas and Eva's transcription, corrections, and phonetics. MP3 is of this song is available to choir members.

[Scots-Gaelic]
[Rough Phonetic]

[Seist]
Hè mo leannan, hò mo leannan,
'S e mo leannan am fear ùr,
Hè mo leannan, hò mo leannan.

[ 1 ]
'S e mo leannan Gille Calum –
Saor an daraich làidir thù.
[Seist]

[ 2 ]
'S e mo leannan am fear donn,
A thogadh fonn anns a taigh-chiùil.
[Seist]

[ 3 ]
'S e mo leannan saor an t-sàbhaidh,
Leagadh lobhta làir go dlùth.
[Seist]

[ 4 ]
Comhairle bheirinn fhìn air gruagach
A bhith cumail suas ri triùir –
[Seist]

[ 5 ]
Ged a dheanadh 'ad uile fàgail,
Bhiodh a làimh aic' air fear ùr.
[Seist]

[ 6 ]
'N chuala sibh mar dh'èirich dhòmhsa?
Chuir an t-òigear rium a chùl!
[Seist]

[ 7 ]
Cha do mheas mi siud ach suarach
O'n a fhuair mi fear as ùr!
[Seist]

[ 8 ]
Dh'fhalbh an gaol, sgaoil a' comann –
Tha mise coma co-dhiù!
[Seist]

[ 9 ]
Tha mi coma, 's suarach agam;
Tha chead aige, 's beag mo dhiù!
[Seist x2]

 [Chorus]
Hey mo lan-nan, ho mo lan-nan
Shay mo lan-nan ahm fair oor,
Hey mo lan-nan, ho mo lan-nan

[ 1 ]
Shay mo lan-nan gilleh Cah-lum
Soor un da-ruCH law-jeer oo.
[Chorus]

[ 2 ]
Shay mo lan-nan um fair down,
Ho-gugh foan ounce un tye-CHyooil
[Chorus]

[ 3 ]
Shay mo lan-nan soor ahn tah-vee,
Lay-guh lahv-tuh lahr guh d-loo.
[Chorus]

[ 4 ]
Kor-lyeh ver-een heen air gru-gaCH
Ah vee coo-mul soo-us ree trooir –
[Chorus]

[ 5 ]
Get ah ye-nugh-ad ooi-leh fah-gul,
Vyugh ah lye-v ak air fair oor.
[Chorus]

[ 6 ]
n CHoo-lah shiv mahr yehr-iCH GHoh-sah,
CHooir ahn toy-gear ryoom a CHool!.
[Chorus]

[ 7 ]
CHah doh vays mee shood aCH soor-aCH
Ohn ah-hoor mee fair ahs oor!
[Chorus]

[ 8 ]
GHal-uv ahn gool, sgool a koh-mun
Ha misha ko-ma koh-yoo!
[Chorus]

[ 9 ]
Ha mee ko-ma, soo-raCH ah-gum,
Ha CHyed egg-eh ss-peck moe yoo!
[Chorus x2]

[ * "CH" = raspy 'ch' sound like heard in 'loch' ]

¢]
Hey my sweetheart, ho my sweetheart,
He's my sweetheart, the handsome man,
Hey my sweetheart, ho my sweetheart.		 1]
He's my sweetheart, the lad Calum –
Carpenter of the strong oak, you.		 2]
He's my sweetheart, the brown-haired man,
Who would raise a song in the music-house.
3]
He's my sweetheart, carpenter of sawing,
Would lay a loft floor so evenly.
 4]
I would advise any girl
To be keeping up with three –
 5]
Although they all should leave her,
Her hand would soon be with an new man.
6]
Have you heard what happened to me?
The young man has turned his back on me!
 7]
I thought that pretty trifling
Since I now have a new one!		 8]
Love vanished, the union broke –
I really don't care!
9]
I don't care, it's a trifle to me,
He can do as he likes, it's little I care!

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