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| Skeddan gial, ny skeddan ruy, | Herring white, or herring red, | |
| T'ou lesh praase, ny arran mie, | Good with tater or with bread, | |
| Mennick t'ou er chur dou saase | To myself I oft have said | |
| Jarroo, dy chur jeh yn vaase.[1] | Hadst thou not lived I should be dead. | |
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[1] Mennick t'ou er chur dou saase, Jarroo, dy chur jeh yn vaase.] Literal translation: 'Often you have given me a way, indeed, to put off death.'
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| Feallagh ta' nagh vel goaill rhyt, | Some like thee not; I do admire | |
| Ta mish kinjagh graih cur dhyt, | Thee slowly done before the fire. | |
| My t'ou aarlit roish yn aile | I like thee best, and always did | |
| Agh baare lhiam oo jeant er y gryle. [2] | When nicely cooked upon the grid. | |
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[2] Feallagh ta' nagh vel goaill rhyt, Ta mish kinjagh graih cur dhyt, My t'ou aarlit roish yn aile, Agh baare lhiam oo jeant er y gryle.] Literal translation: 'There are folk who do not accept you, I always love you, If you are prepared before the fire, But I prefer you done on the grill.'
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