Bodach an Taigh-solais (The Old Man of the Lighthouse) [D3] #NDC_Bingo

[Verse 1]
Lasas e’n lasair nuair thig an oidhche,
Tha ’n gaoth a’ strì ris ballachan crìche.
Cha tig luing faisg air na creagan garbh,
Ach fhathast èiridh e, agus las e a-rithist.

[Verse 2]
Tha ’fhalt cho bàn ri cuman na mara,
Gàirich na faoileagan timcheall air araich.
Le lòchran na làimh ’s sùil fhìor chinnteach,
Tha e ’cumail faire fon adhar liath.

[Chorus]
Tha iad ag ràdh nach dìochuimhnich a’ mhuir duine,
Ach dhìochuimhnich àm an solas a chùm e.
Ach ann an dorchadas, tha a lasair beò,
Airson nan soithichean nach till gu bràth.

[Verse 3]
Tha e a’ bruidhinn ri taibhsean air a’ chuain,
Ri ainmean a chaidh fodha o chionn fhada.
Tha òran a’ ghardain lag ach dìleas,
Tha e ’seinn dhaibh, tha e ’seinn dhuinn uile.

[Verse 4]
Cha bheir duine riamh an solas bhuaithe,
Ged a bhios an glainne sgàinte ’s am peant a’ dol.
’S e fhèin a sheasas tro stoirm is sian,
Am bodach an taigh-solais, ar fear faire.

[Chorus]
Tha iad ag ràdh nach dìochuimhnich a’ mhuir duine,
Ach dhìochuimhnich àm an solas a chùm e.
Ach ann an dorchadas, tha a lasair beò,
Airson nan soithichean nach till gu bràth.

English translation

[Verse 1]
He lights the flame as evening falls,
The wind it howls against the walls.
No ship comes near these jagged shores,
But still he climbs, and lights once more.

[Verse 2]
His beard is white as ocean foam,
The seagulls cry around his home.
With lantern hand and steady eye,
He keeps the watch beneath grey sky.

[Chorus]
They say the sea forgets no man,
But time forgets the light he ran.
Still in the dark, his beacon burns,
For ships that never will return.

[Verse 3]
He speaks to ghosts upon the waves,
To names long lost beneath the graves.
The keeper’s song is faint but true,
He sings for them, he sings for you.

[Verse 4]
No one will take the light from him,
Though glass grows cracked and paint grows thin.
Alone he stands through storm and squall,
The lighthouse man who guards us all.

[Chorus]
They say the sea forgets no man,
But time forgets the light he ran.
Still in the dark, his beacon burns,
For ships that never will return.

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[Verse 1] Lasas e’n lasair nuair thig an oidhche, Tha ’n gaoth a’ strì ris ballachan crìche. Cha tig luing faisg air na creagan garbh, Ach fhathast èiridh e, agus las e a-rithist. [Verse 2] Tha ’fhalt cho bàn ri cuman na mara, Gàirich na faoileagan timcheall air araich. Le lòchran na làimh ’s sùil fhìor chinnteach, Tha e ’cumail faire fon adhar liath. [Chorus] Tha iad ag ràdh nach dìochuimhnich a’ mhuir duine, Ach dhìochuimhnich àm an solas a chùm e. Ach ann an dorchadas, tha a lasair beò, Airson nan soithichean nach till gu bràth. [Verse 3] Tha e a’ bruidhinn ri taibhsean air a’ chuain, Ri ainmean a chaidh fodha o chionn fhada. Tha òran a’ ghardain lag ach dìleas, Tha e ’seinn dhaibh, tha e ’seinn dhuinn uile. [Verse 4] Cha bheir duine riamh an solas bhuaithe, Ged a bhios an glainne sgàinte ’s am peant a’ dol. ’S e fhèin a sheasas tro stoirm is sian, Am bodach an taigh-solais, ar fear faire. [Chorus] Tha iad ag ràdh nach dìochuimhnich a’ mhuir duine, Ach dhìochuimhnich àm an solas a chùm e. Ach ann an dorchadas, tha a lasair beò, Airson nan soithichean nach till gu bràth. English translation [Verse 1] He lights the flame as evening falls, The wind it howls against the walls. No ship comes near these jagged shores, But still he climbs, and lights once more. [Verse 2] His beard is white as ocean foam, The seagulls cry around his home. With lantern hand and steady eye, He keeps the watch beneath grey sky. [Chorus] They say the sea forgets no man, But time forgets the light he ran. Still in the dark, his beacon burns, For ships that never will return. [Verse 3] He speaks to ghosts upon the waves, To names long lost beneath the graves. The keeper’s song is faint but true, He sings for them, he sings for you. [Verse 4] No one will take the light from him, Though glass grows cracked and paint grows thin. Alone he stands through storm and squall, The lighthouse man who guards us all. [Chorus] They say the sea forgets no man, But time forgets the light he ran. Still in the dark, his beacon burns, For ships that never will return.

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