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My first full Gàidhlig composition. Hopefully the first of many.

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A bhith saor 's e a bhith nad aonar
A bhith saor 's e a bhith nad aonar

Cha chreid mi ann aon dòigh, is seo an dùbhlan
a' cumail dlùth ri slighe nach eil rèidh
a' giulain a' bhruadar gu bràth air seasmhachd fhada air feadh an t-saoghail
Gun acras, cogadh neo èis

Chuir mi seachad cuid dhem làithean le beartas nam bheò
saibhreas m'inntinn, gaol agus gàire
Is nan caillinn an slighe, sgaoilinn mo sgiathan
Ag itealaich le m'òran san adhar

Thachair sinn ri chèile a' gluasad gu buan
Fada bho chuid na chuimhnean nar breith
Caillte is ag èirigh, ginealach fa-leth
Seann smaointinn gar bacadh nan greim

A bhith saor 's e a bhith nad aonar
A bhith saor 's e a bhith nad aonar

Is e a' crìoch na linntean ola
Cho at ri losgann an fhoghar
Saobh a deas ar nadar, deiseil a bhith sgàinte
Thèid dualchas an aghaidh nan creig

'S e an t-àileadh, an fhuam, sluaisreadh a' chuain
Tearman na h-inntinn gar dìonadh bho ghruaim
Is èiginn dhuinn fhaicinn caochladh le buaidh
Mus rachar sinn fodha mar luaidh

Air m'aonar a' coimhead air na speuran
Fann is sanntach, is sinn-ne fhathast a' gearain
Fighte a-steach, cus nar fighe,
Cuir romhad, neo cuir as dheth, oir tha e briste

A bhith saor 's e a bhith nad aonar
A bhith saor 's e a bhith nad aonar

A Bhith Saor (English translation)

To be free is to be alone
To be free is to be alone

I don't believe in one way of life and that's the challenge
To stay true to a path that is not balanceed
Forever burdened with dreams of sustainability across the world
Without hunger, war or need

I've spent a full, wealthy life
In mind, love and laughter
And whenever I have lost my way, I spread my wings
Flying with a song in the sky

We came together, perpetually on the move
Far away from the memories of our heritage
Lost and on the rise, an isolated generation
Old ways of thinking holding us back in their grip

To be free is to be alone
To be free is to be alone

It's the end of the age of oil
As full as a frog in the autumn
Going against the current of our nature, ready to burst
Our roots and heritage will be smashed against the rocks

It is the smell and the sound, the rushing of the sea
Haven of the mind that protects us from harm
And we must see impactful change
Before we ourselves sink like lead

By myself, looking out across the night sky
Weak and greedy, and we are still complaining
Woven in with too many threads
Change it or get rid of it, it is broken

To be free is to be alone
To be free is to be alone

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from Twenty First Century Fool, released April 30, 2023

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Ewan Macintyre Scotland, UK

Mixing all the appealing sounds of Celtic groove, Americana folk, and stripped back-soul, Ewan Macintyre and his band take the listener through dazzling folk roots stories—filled with pizzicato cello and fiddle strings, warm and wavy guitar hooks, and of course, Macintyre’s raw, but soothing voice. ... more

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