Gura mise tha fo éislean
Moch sa mhaduinn is mi g'éirigh
Sèist: Ã' hì shiùbhlainn leat
Hì ri bhò hò ru bhì
Hì ri bhò hò rinn o ho
Ailein Duinn, ò hì shiùbhlainn leat
[Translation:]
How sorrowful I am
Early in the morning rising
[Chorus (after each verse):]
Ã' hì, I would go with thee
Hì ri bhò hò ru bhì
Hì ri bhò hò rinn o ho
Brown-haired Alan, ò hì, I would go with thee
[repeated several times]