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1
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Myr hie mee magh gys Sostyn,
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As I went forth to England,
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She lady veeit mee ayn
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A lady I met there,
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As faill mooar ren ee chebbal dou,
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And she offered me big wages,
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My aillin r’ee son blein.
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If I would to be hired by her for a year.
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2
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Eisht lesh ny chebbyn mooar eck
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Then, with her great offers,
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Nagh daill mee ree myr shoh,
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Didn’t I get hired by her like this,
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Dy gholl maree gys y Hollant
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To go with her to Holland,
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My veagh shin ooilley bio!
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If we would all be alive!
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3
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Lesh dou faagail Sostyn,
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After I left England,
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V’eh gys my trimshey trome;
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It was to my great sadness;
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Tra ren my ven-ainshtyr
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When my mistress
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Tuittym ayns graih rhym.
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Fell in love with me.
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4
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Ta aym thieyn as thalloo
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“I have houses and land,
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Marish argid as airh wuigh,
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As well as silver and yellow gold,
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Shen ooilley neem’s stowal ort,
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All that I will bestow upon you,
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My nee oo poosey mee.
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If you will marry me.
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5
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Gur eh mie eu, ven-ainshtyr,
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Thank you, madam,
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Cha jargym poosey nish,
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I cannot marry now,
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Ta mee er n’yannoo gialdyn,
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I have made a promise,
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Nagh vod feer jesh ve brisht.
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That cannot be very easily broken.
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6
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Ta shen rish my ghraih Sally
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That is to my love, Sally,
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Yn ard-sharvaant eu hene;
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Your own head servant;
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O c’red sheeu mee, ven-ainshtyr
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O what worth am I, madam,
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My chree ta lesh ee shen.
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My heart belongs to her.
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7
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Nagh ren my ven-ainshtyr
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Wasn’t my mistress
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Goaill lane dy chorree rhym!
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So angry with me!
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Nagh loo ee seose as vreear ee
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Didn’t she swear (up) and she vowed
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Dy ghoaill my vioys voym!
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To take my life from me!
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8
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Tra nagh jinnin poosey ee
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When I wouldn’t marry her,
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Dy ve son ven dou hene,
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To be I wife for me,
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Ghow ee shuittyn feer aggairagh
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She took very unjust suits (actions)
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Dy chur mee ayns prysoon.
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To put me in prison.
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9
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Walk mee magh sy gharey
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I walked out in the garden,
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Dy ghoaill yn aer ayns shen,
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To take the air there,
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Veet mee my ven-ainshtyr
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I met my mistress,
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Viewal ny floweryn.
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Viewing the flowers.
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10
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10
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Va fainey er yn vair eck;
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There was a ring on her finger;
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Myr s’bollagh v’ee dyn grayse,
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As was usual she was graceless,
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Slip ee eh ayns my phockad,
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She slipped it in my pocket,
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Hug orrym’s surranse baase
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That made me suffer death.
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11
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Nagh re lesh constable,
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Wasn’t it by a constable,
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Hie mee er chur lesh,
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I was brought,
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Kiongoyrt rish bing dy gheiney
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Before a jury of men,
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Dy bee er my vriwnys.
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To be judged.
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13
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Loayr mee jeh reddyn jeeragh,
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I spoke of things straightly,
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Ny-yeih, cha row couyr ayn,
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Nevertheless, there was no remedy,
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Son loo ee seose dy rub mee ee,
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For she swore up that I robbed her,
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Hie mee er chur ayns pryssoon.
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I was sent to prison.
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13
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Shiuish guillyn aegey
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You young lads,
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Ta geaishtagh rhym’s nish,
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Who are listening to me now,
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Ny jean-jee jeem’s gamman,
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Don’t make fun of me,
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Ny craid mygeayrt-y-mysh.
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Or mock it.
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14
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Son ga nagh vel mee foiljagh,
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For even though I am blameless,
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Yn seihll shegin dou faagail;
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I must leave the world;
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O bannaght ayd, ghraih Sally,
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O your blessing, love, Sally,
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Ayns graih rhyt neem partail.
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In love with you I will depart (die).
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