Calbharaigh Lyrics

Karen Matheson Calbharaigh

Chaneil mo shul air Calbharaigh My eye is not on Calvary
No air Bethlehem an aigh Or on blessed Bethlehem
Ach air cuil ghrod an Glaschu But on a putrid back alley
in Glasgow
Far a bheil an lobhadh fas Where everything rots as it
grows
Agus air seomar an Duneidin And on a room in Edinburgh
Seomar bochdain is craidh A room of poverty and suffering
Far a bheil an aoghainn creachdainn Where the infant, all
scabs and sores
Ri aonagraich gu bhas Wallows 'til death
(2x) (2x)

Chaneil mo shul air Calbharaigh My eye is not on Calvary
No air Bethlehem an aigh Or on blessed Bethlehem
Ach air cuil ghrod an Glaschu But on a putrid back alley
in Glasgow
Far a bheil an lobhadh fas Where everything rots as it
grows