Tir An Airm

An teid thu leam a ribhinn og Gu tir mo gràidh sitheil sona 'S chi thu saighdearan a' ruith Am measg nan lusan bèagh 'sa mhonadh Will you go with me, young lass To the peaceful, happy land I love And you'll see soldiers on manuvres Running through the beautiful, wild moorland greenery A' Coimhead a mach air maduinn chiuin Air ball mor cruinn os cionn na beinne 'S bhon is ciuin na tonnan gorm Tha ceol ru aig ceol na mara 'S an deid thu leam gu tir mo ghraidh Seall na h-eoin Dhorchas Dhona Treabhadh speuran as ar cionn Deanamh air Steornabhagh le cabhaig Nis leugh t-eachdraich, fosgail suil Anns gach linn mu dhoigh an Airnm Stampadh air na croitean seagail 'S beathannan og aig gillean Uibhist Cha deid mise gu an righ Cha deid mise an corr a shabaid O lunnain mheallt, a Bhreatuinn fhoilleil Cha seas mi ach 'son sith nan eilean Ho ro horain O Failte gu tir an airm Ho ro horain O --oOo-- Come along with me, my young girl To the peaceful, happy land And you will see soldiers running around Amongst the beautiful wild machair flowers Looking out on a peaceful morning On the great round ball above the mountain And though the waves are calm There's a new music in the music of the sea And will you go with me to the land I love To see the dark evil birds Ploughing the skies above us Making for Stornoway at high speed Now read your history, open your eyes To every generation and to the ways of the military Stamping on the rye in the crofts And the young lives of the Uist boys But I cannot go "for the King" I cannot fight anymore The deceit of London, the treachery of Britain I'll only support peace in the islands Ho ro horain O Welcome to the Land of the Army Ho ro horain O