"This Is A Love Song..."

Eriskay Love Lilt

(Scottish Traditional)

Eriskay is a small island of only three square miles, off the coast of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

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Bheir me o, horo van o

Bheir me o, horo van ee

Bheir me o, o horo ho

Sad am I, without thee.

Thou'rt the music of my heart;

Harp of joy, o cruit mo chruidh;

Moon of guidance by night;

Strength and light thou'rt to me.

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In the morning, when I go

To the white and shining sea,

In the calling of the seals

Thy soft calling to me.

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When I'm lonely, dear white heart,

Black the night and wild the sea,

By love's light, my foot finds

The old pathway to me.

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