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- Hè mo leannan, hò mo leannan, Hey my sweetheart, ho my sweetheart,
- 'S e mo leannan am fear ùr, He's my sweetheart, the new one,
- Hè mo leannan, hò mo leannan. Hey my sweetheart, ho my sweetheart.
- 'S e mo leannan Gille Calum – He's my sweetheart, the lad Calum –
- Saor an daraich làidir thù. You, the carpenter who works strong oak.
- Hè mo leannan, hò mo leannan, Hey my sweetheart, ho my sweetheart,
- 'S e mo leannan am fear ùr, He's my sweetheart, the new one,
- Hè mo leannan, hò mo leannan. Hey my sweetheart, ho my sweetheart.
- 'S e mo leannan am fear donn, He's my sweetheart, the brown-haired man,
- A thogadh fonn anns a taigh-chiùil. Who would raise a song in the music-house.
- Hè mo leannan, hò mo leannan, Hey my sweetheart, ho my sweetheart,
- 'S e mo leannan am fear ùr, He's my sweetheart, the new one,
- Hè mo leannan, hò mo leannan. Hey my sweetheart, ho my sweetheart.
- 'S e mo leannan saor an t-sàbhaidh, He's my sweetheart, handy with a saw,
- Leagadh lobhta làir go dlùth. Who can lay a loft floor so evenly.
- Hè mo leannan, hò mo leannan, Hey my sweetheart, ho my sweetheart,
- 'S e mo leannan am fear ùr, He's my sweetheart, the new one,
- Hè mo leannan, hò mo leannan. Hey my sweetheart, ho my sweetheart.
- Comhairle bheirinn fhìn air gruagach I would advise any girl
- A bhith cumail suas ri triùir – To be keeping up with three men –
- Hè mo leannan, hò mo leannan, Hey my sweetheart, ho my sweetheart,
- 'S e mo leannan am fear ùr, He's my sweetheart, the new one,
- Hè mo leannan, hò mo leannan. Hey my sweetheart, ho my sweetheart.
- Ged a dheanadh 'ad uile fàgail, Even if they all leave her,
- Bhiodh a làimh aic' air fear ùr. Her hand will soon be in a new man's.
- Hè mo leannan, hò mo leannan, Hey my sweetheart, ho my sweetheart,
- 'S e mo leannan am fear ùr, He's my sweetheart, the new one,
- Hè mo leannan, hò mo leannan. Hey my sweetheart, ho my sweetheart.
- 'N chuala sibh mar dh'èirich dhòmhsa? Have you heard what happened to me?
- Chuir an t-òigear rium a chùl! The young man has turned his back on me!
- Hè mo leannan, hò mo leannan, Hey my sweetheart, ho my sweetheart,
- 'S e mo leannan am fear ùr, He's my sweetheart, the new one,
- Hè mo leannan, hò mo leannan. Hey my sweetheart, ho my sweetheart.
- Cha do mheas mi siud ach suarach But it hardly matters
- O'n a fhuair mi fear as ùr! Since I got a new one!
- Hè mo leannan, hò mo leannan, Hey my sweetheart, ho my sweetheart,
- 'S e mo leannan am fear ùr, He's my sweetheart, the new one,
- Hè mo leannan, hò mo leannan. Hey my sweetheart, ho my sweetheart.
- Dh'fhalbh an gaol, sgaoil a' comann – Love vanished, the union broke –
- Tha mise coma co-dhiù! I really don't care!
- Hè mo leannan, hò mo leannan, Hey my sweetheart, ho my sweetheart,
- 'S e mo leannan am fear ùr, He's my sweetheart, the new one,
- Hè mo leannan, hò mo leannan. Hey my sweetheart, ho my sweetheart.
- Tha mi coma, 's suarach agam; I don't care, it doesn't matter,
- Tha chead aige, 's beag mo dhiù! He can do as he likes, how little I care!
- Hè mo leannan, hò mo leannan, Hey my sweetheart, ho my sweetheart,
- 'S e mo leannan am fear ùr, He's my sweetheart, the new one,
- Hè mo leannan, hò mo leannan. Hey my sweetheart, ho my sweetheart.
- 'S e mo leannan am fear ùr, He's my sweetheart, the new one,
- Hè mo leannan, hò mo leannan. Hey my sweetheart, ho my sweetheart.
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