Little by Little Beag air Bheag

Fear a’ bhàta - the second verse

How did you get on? Now let’s learn the second verse, vocabulary first:

briste

broken

brùite

bruised

cridhe

heart

dùil

hope

tùrsach

miserable

osna

sigh

OK, let’s try the first two lines:

Tha mo chridhe-sa briste, brùite
'S tric na deòir a' ruith o m' shùilean

My heart is broken and bruised
With tears often flowing from my eyes

The verse continues:

An tig thu 'n nochd no 'm bi mo dhùil riut?
No 'n dùin mi 'n doras le osna thùrsaich?

Will you come tonight or will I expect you?
Or will I close the door with a sad sigh?

The verse in full is:

Tha mo chridhe-sa briste brùite,
'S tric na deòir a' ruith o m' shùilean,
An tig thu 'n nochd no 'm bi mo dhùil riut,
No 'n dùin mi 'n doras le osna thùrsaich?

My heart is broken and bruised
With tears often flowing from my eyes
Will you come tonight or will I expect you?
Or will I close the door with a sad sigh?