Salm Na Mara (Psalm of the Sea) Lyrics

Èist ri guth na mara guirm ---Listen to the blue sea's voice
a' suathadh ris an traigh ---Rubbing against the shore
is gabh a comhairle le suim ---accept its advice with respect
le muithteachd ann a dàn ----inconstancy being its nature
à tàladh ùidh bho thoiseach tìm ----stirring desire since time began
gu seòladh air a druim -----to sail on its back
le bidh ri thrusadh tro gach linn. and garner food, through centuries,
bho chladaichean 's bho thuinn. from shoreline and through waves

an dream bha 'n urra ris a' ghaoith. it was folk dependent on the winds
's a sheòl bho chuan gu cuan. who sailed from sea to sea,
gun dh'fhosgail iad ar tuisge dhuinn. who opened up our knowledge.
de chruinne 'n iomadh duan. of a world of many songs.
tha diohmhaireachdan iongantach. there are many marvellous mysteries
fo bharraibh glann nan tonn. beneath the clean tops of the waves,
is beatha-cruth na lionmhorachd. and innumerable life forms
tro dhoimhneachdan gu bonn. through depths down to the bottom
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ach chuinn na bha mar fhirinn chruaidh. but hear what was told as hard fact
do mhàirnealaich nan còrs'. by mariners on those coasts
na bòcain a thug orra 'm buaidh. the bogies that might influence them
mus rachadh cas air bòrd. before they'd set foot on board
tha uilebheistean air an gairm, monsters are called upon, as are
droch-bheusan 's ionnadh taibhs. bad mannars and many ghosts,
gach rabhd is ròlaist anns an t-seirm. all rhymes and exaggerations in the sermon
neo-'r-thainig gun sibhinn dàibh. ungratefulness, without regard to kinship.
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Lyrics Submitted by Hannah Torres