I hent nîn ah i hent chîn
My eyes and your eyes,
elo i sern dîl hin
Oh, the beautiful stones!
nîn nôn chîn ah cîn nôn nîn
Mine was yours and yours was mine,
ech ista han thelin
you know what I mean.
Dae anann û-gennin den
So long have I not seen him.
nae uireb tunc ind fael den
Ah! A sincere heart did always lead him.
garn i nadath anirnen
He had everything that I wished for,
alaew i 'waith coll den
that most took him1
Uluithiad chen melin
I love you insatiably,
rhaw na annaer lhô nîn
Uncontrollably with the greatest flood of tears.
chen, aníron û-gevennin
You, I wished I had never met,
a ech, meldir vilui nîn
Oh you, my beloved friend.
Dae anann û-gennin den
So long have I not seen him
nae uireb tunc ind fael den
Ah! A sincere heart did always lead him.
garn i nadath anirnen
He had everything that I wished for,
alaew i 'waith coll den
that most took him
Uluithiad chen melin
I love you insatiably,
rhaw na annaer lhô nîn
Uncontrollably with the greatest flood of tears.
chen, aníron û-gevennin
You, I wished I had never met,
a ech, meldir vilui nîn
Oh you, my beloved friend.