Orange and Blue

Lyrics-Scottish Gaelic

Brochan lom, tana lom, brochan lom na sùghain
Brochan lom, tana lom, brochan lom na sùghain
Brochan lom, tana lom, brochan lom na sùghain
Brochan lom 's e tana lom 's e brochan lom na sùghain

Chorus
Brochan tana, tana, tana, brochan lom na sùghain
Brochan tana, tana, tana, brochan lom na sùghain
Brochan tana, tana, tana, brochan lom na sùghain
Brochan lom 's e tana lom 's e brochan lom na sùghain

Thugaibh aran dha na gillean leis a' bhrochan sùghain
Thugaibh aran dha na gillean leis a' bhrochan sùghain
Thugaibh aran dha na gillean leis a' bhrochan sùghain
Brochan lom 's e tana lom 's e brochan lom na sùghain

Chorus

Seo an rud a gheibheamaid o nighean gobh' an dùine,
Seo an rud a gheibheamaid o nighean gobh' an dùine,
Seo an rud a gheibheamaid o nighean gobh' an dùine,
Brochan lom 's e tana lom, 's e brochan lom sùghain.

Chorus

English translation

Porridge thin and meagre, porridge thin from sowans.
Porridge thin and meagre, porridge thin from sowans.
Porridge thin and meagre, porridge thin from sowans.
Porridge thin, it is meagre and thin, it is porridge thin from sowans.

Chorus
Meagre and thin porridge, thin, thin, meagre porridge
Meagre and thin porridge, thin, thin, meagre porridge
Meagre and thin porridge, thin, thin, meagre porridge
Porridge thin, it is meagre and thin, it is porridge thin from sowans.

Give ye bread to the young men with sowans-gruel,
Give ye bread to the young men with sowans-gruel,
Give ye bread to the young men with sowans-gruel,
Porridge thin, it is meagre and thin, it is porridge thin from sowans.

Chorus

This is what we used to get from the smith's daughter at the Dun
This is what we used to get from the smith's daughter at the Dun
This is what we used to get from the smith's daughter at the Dun
Porridge thin, it is meagre and thin, it is porridge thin from sowans.

Chorus