I learnt this song from Christine Primrose in the Gaelic Song class at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig on the Isle of Skye in 2008.
Chaidh mo Dhonnachadh dhan bheinn
Chaidh mo Dhonnachadh dhan bheinn
Chaidh mo Dhonnachadh dhan bheinn
'S cha d' thill e dhachaidh
'N e do Dhonnchadh-sa bh'ann?
'N e do Dhonnchadh-sa bh'ann?
'N e do Dhonnchadh-sa bh'ann?
Mo chall mar thachair
'S e mo Dhonnchadh-sa bh'ann
'S e mo Dhonnchadh-sa bh'ann
'S e mo Dhonnchadh-sa bh'ann
'S cha till e dhachaidh
Fuil a chridhe 's a chléibh
Fuil a chridhe 's a chléibh
Fuil a chridhe 's a chléibh
Ann am brèid a' bhreacain
Chaidh mo Dhonnchadh dhan bheinn
Chaidh mo Dhonnchadh dhan bheinn
Chaidh mo Dhonnchadh dhan bheinn
'S cha till e dhachaidh
My Duncan went to the hill
And did not return home
Was that your Duncan?
My loss that happened
It was my Duncan
And he will not return home
The blood of his heart and of his breast
In the cloth of his plaid
My Duncan went to the hill
And will not return home
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