Eile le ho ro ho o hu a

’N robh thu ’sa bheinn?
O ho hu a
Eile le ho ro ho o hu a

’n d’fhuar thu na spreidh?

Cha d’fhuar, no ’n leath

Cò bha bhuat dhiu?

Nighean Buidheig

Ogha Ruadhain

Nighean na bà

’s fhèarr ’sa bhuailidh

Eile le ho ro ho o hu a

Were you on the hill?
O ho hu a
Eile le ho ro ho o hu a

Did you find the cows?

No, not half of them

Which did you miss?

The daughter of Buidheag

The grand-daughter of Ruadhan

The daughter of the cow

The best in the cattlefold