The Blessing - Connie Dover

Soiridh leibh 'us oidhche mhath leibh

Oidhche mhath leibh, beannachd leibh

Guidheam slàinte ghnàth bhi mar ruibh

Oidhche mhath leibh, beannachd leibh

Mathair uisge 'n tobair fhìoruisg'

Cainnt ar sinnsir brigh na loinn;

'S faochadh tlàth o ànradh m’inntinn,

'Nuiar bheir rann na glinn a’m chuimhn'

Astar cuain cha dean ar sgaradh

'S dùrachd daimh am bannaibh toinnt'

Gleidgh an t-àgh na dh’fhàg a bheannachd

Oidhche mhath leibh, beannachd leibh

Thuit ar crann air saoghal carach

'S coma sud, tha 'mhaitheas leinn

Bidh sinn beòan dòchas ra-mhath

Oidhche mhath leibh, beannachd leibh

Translation from Scots Gaelic to English Farewell to you and goodnight to you

Goodnight to you, and blessings go with you

Wishing that good health be yours always

Goodnight to you, and blessings go with you

The goodness of water drawn from the well of pure water

That is the language of our ancestors, the essence of our joy

A gentle soothing of the mind’s distress

When a verse reminds me of the glens

The width of an ocean will not separate us

And our good wishes will go to those

Who are connected to us with enduring ties

Keep in good fortune those who’ve made their farewells

Goodnight to you and blessings go with you

Our lot has fallen in a deceiving world

But in spite of that, virtue will be with us

We will live in constant hope

Goodnight to you and blessings go with you