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Ren steamer coayl dooniney va abyl as aeg,
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A steamer lost a man who was capable and young,
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Ren eh tuittym sy cheayn er gerrey da’n vaih,
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He fell in the sea near to the bay,
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Cha vaik ad eh arragh er faarkey ny straih.
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They won’t see him again on ocean or ashore.
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E ven heshey vie ta gaccan dy geyre,
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His good wife is sharply complaining,
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As cloan veggey ta keayney er son nyn ayr,
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And little children that are crying for their father,
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Nagh jig thie dy bragh dy yannoo daue mie,
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Who will never come home to do good for them,
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Son nish fo yn faarkey ta eshyn lhie.
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For now, under the ocean he lies.
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Cha jig eh thie reesht dy gherjagh nyn ghree,
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He won’t come back home to console their hearts,
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Ayns duinid ny marrey ta’n challin ec shee,
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In the depth of the sea his body is at peace,
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Ayns fardail t’ou keayney; t’eh rea roo dy liooar,
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In vain you cry, he is pretty well gone from them,
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Cha jean ad meeitteil eh er gys yn laa mooar.
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They will t meet him until the big day.
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