Alasdair Mhic o hoCholla GhasdaAs do laimh-s’ gun o hoEarbainn tapaidh trom eileChall eile bho chall a ho roChall eile bho chall a ho roChall eile huraibh i chall a ho ro’S haoi o ho trom eileAs do laimh-s’ gun o hoEarbainn tapaidh o hoMharbhadh Tighearna o hoAch-nam-Breac leat trom eile’S ged ‘s beag mi fhein o hoBhuail mi ploc air o hoChuala mi’n de o hoSgeul nach b’ait leam trom eileChuala mi’n de o hoSgeul nach b’ait leam o hoGlaschu a bhith o hoDol ‘na lasair trom eileGlaschu a bhith o hoDol ‘na lasair o ho’S Obair-Dheathain o ho’N deidh a chreachadh trom eileAlasdair, Son of Gallant CollAlasdair, son of exile ChollaIn your hand I would entrust deedsThe Lord of Ach-nam-breac would bekilled by youHe would be buried at the edge of the lochAnd although I would get a bow,I heard yesterday a sad storyThat Glasgow was going downAnd Aberdeen is being pillaged