Aignish

An ciaradh m'fheasgair 's mo bheath' air claoidh
Mo rosg air dunadh 's a' bhàs gun chli.
Stiuir cùrs' an lar leam gu Eilean ciatach
Gu Aignish sgiamhach far an d'àraich mi.

An sin gun càirich sibh mi 'san fhòd
A measg mo chàirdean 'smo shinnsrean còir,
Ri tonnan bàrr-gheal a' bualadh tràghad
'Sri machair Aignish nan laoigh 's nam bò.

Aignish (translation)

When day is over nad life is done
Mine eyes have closed and my strength has gone,
O westwards take me and quietly lay me
In Aignish graveyard beside the sea.

There please leave me by kith and kin
By parents kindly and all my friends,
By white waves pounding on beaches sounding
By Aignish graveyard beside the sea.

ALBUM: The Blood Is Strong: music from the Grampian Television/Channel Four series
Artist: Capercaillie
Date: (c) 1988
Label: Polygram 314 518 142-4