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Cum Ar 'Naire (Keep in Mind)

Tha na gèoidh ag éirigh bho'n a mhàchair
Tha na h-úain a ruith 's leum air cúl na h-àchadh
'S tha thusa nisd na d' chàll 's bhàile
Ach na fàirich gu brath nad' ònar ann

(The geese are rising from the Machair
The lambs are running and jumping at the back of the fields
And you are now lost in the city
But never feel alone there)

Cum ar cum ar cum ar naire
Air an iar 's air an ait a dh'fhàg sibh
'S cuimhnich cuimhnich gu robh agaibh
Dualchas àraid agus luachmhòr ann

(Keep, keep, keep your attention
On the west and on the place you left behind
Remember, remember that you experienced
A unique culture of great worth)

Tha na soluis oidche' nisd nad' choinneamh
'S tha a ghèalach 'nisd gach dàth 's gach sèorsa
Ach na coimhead ach le aon sùil oirre
'S mu fàg iad mealltach dàll thu

(The night lights are now before you
Your moon is now many types and colours
But look at them with one eye only
They can deceive you to blindness)

Cum ar cum ar cum ar naire
Air an iar 's air an ait a dh'fhàg sibh
'S cuimhnich cuimhnich gu robh agaibh
Dualchas àraid agus luachmhòr ann

(Composed by Calum & Rory MacDonald, © Isa Music)

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