Sin Shaun Mo Bhràthair

Shannon MacLean   

 

Falt ruadh, cho goirid ri feur,

Sin Shaun mo bhràthair, tha nis sia-deug;

Gam shàrrachadh daonnan, tighinn nam rùm,

Sin Shaun mo bhràthair, uaireannan glic.

 

Caol ri peann, àird ri each,

Sin Shaun mo bhràthair, Bebo’s Poker na cheann;

Goid e na bhriosgaidean, gun fhios aig duine, 

Sin Shaun mo bhràthair, tha d’fhiacal cho milis!

 

Leisg sa mhadainn, ’s beag air obair,

Sin Shaun mo bhràthair, airson bhith na phlumair;

Rinn e deuchainnean, gun obair a’dhèanamh,

Sin Shaun mo bhràthair, nach stad thu a’gearain?

       

Còir nuair a tha e ag iarraidh a bhith,

Sin Shaun mo bhràthair, math air ealainn; 

A’coimhead as mo dhèidh, nuair tha mi tinn,

Sin Shaun mo bhràthair, tha gaol agam air.       

 

Red-haired, cropped like grass,

That’s my brother Shaun, now sixteen;

Always hassling me, coming into my room,

That’s my brother Shaun, sometimes he’s smart.

 

Skinny as a pen, as tall as a horse,

That’s my brother Shaun, his head full of Bebo and Poker;

He nicked the biscuits without anyone knowing,

That’s my brother Shaun, you have such a sweet tooth!

 

Lazy in the morning, doesn’t much like work,

That’s my brother Shaun, wants to be a plumber;

He passed his exams without even studying,

That’s Shaun my brother, won’t you stop complaining?

 

Nice when he wants to be,

That’s Shaun my brother, good at art;

Takes care of me when I’m feeling sick,

That’s Shaun my brother, I love him.