Tillidh Mi - I Will Return Songtext / Lyric

There are few people who leave the islands,
who do not want to return.

Tha samhradh bliadhna eile air tighinn
Ach cha thog mo ghrian an aird
Mo chasan trom 's iad 'g iarraidh dhachaidh
'S m'inntinn dol mu'n cuairt
Tha mi falainn, tha mi og
Ach lag 's mi bathadh gun do ph phog
Cha chaidil mi gun till mi do mo ghraidh

Tillidh mi dhachaidh, tillidh mi dhachaidh
Cha chaidil mi gun till mi do mo ghraidh

Bho am gu am bi mise a'coiseachd
N'am ongrachd sios an t-sraid
Mi smuaineachadh air abhainn fhada
Tha laighe fad' bhon rathad
Si gu bhi lan le bric a' snamh
'S tachaisg dian na mo laimh
Cha chaidil mi gun till mi do mo ghraidh.

Nuair a thuiteas oidhche orm
'Se am is miosa a tha'nn
Mise laighe na'm mo leabaidh
'S thusa 'nam mo cheann
Cha bhiodh an samhradh cheart cho doirbh
'S tu 'nad shineadh ri mo thaobh
Cha chaidil mi gun till mi do mo ghraidh.

--oOo--

The summer of another year has come
But my sun will not rise
My feet are tired, longing for home
My mind is wandering
I am healthy, I am young
But weakened and drowning without your kiss
I will not sleep until I return

From time to time I go walking
By myself down the street
And I am thinking about the long river
That lies far from the main road
Full to the brim with lively trout
And there is a keen itch in my hands
I will not sleep until I return

When night falls
It is the worst time of all
I am lying in my bed
You on my mind
The summer would not be as difficult
With you lying beside me
I will not sleep until I return

I will return
I will return
I will not sleep until I return