Текст песни: The Great Silkie + перевод

An earthly nourris sits and sings

And aye she sings, Ba lily wean!

Sailing took I of my bairn’s father,

Far less the land that he sleeps in.

Then he steps to her bedside,

A grumbly guest I’m sure was he,

Saying, Here I am, your bairn’s father,

Though I may not calmly be.

For I am a man upon the land,

I am a silkie in the sea,

And when I am far, far frae this stand,

My dwelling is in Sule Skerry.

Then he has taken his purse of gold,

He has placed it upon her knee,

Saying, Give to me my wee young son,

And kindly take thy nourris fee.

and it shall come to pass, on a summer’s day,

The sun shines bright on every stone,

It’s then I will take my wee young son

And teach him how to swim in the foam.

For I am a man upon the land

I am a silkie in the sea

And when I am far, far frae this stand

My dwelling is in Sule Skerry

And ye shall marry a proud gunner

A proud gunner I’m sure he’ll be

And the very first shot that e’er he takes

Will kill both your we son and me.

Alas, Alas, the young maiden did cried

This weary fate’s been laid on me

And then she said and then she said

I’ll drown myself in Sule Skerry.

For you are a man upon the land

You are a silkie in the sea

And when you are far, far frae this stand

My dwelling is in Sule Skerry

For I am man upon the land

I am a silkie in the sea

And when I am far, far frae this stand

My dwelling is in Sule Skerry

Ba de duh de ba de duh de ba duh de da de duh

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