Da Selkie Wife Sang

Whin da first blink o day
Lights da grey sea wance more
I creep fae my bed
An geng doon tae da shore,
An’ dere be da Skerry,
Ida saatie sea-spray,
I sing wi da Selkie
A sang tae da day.
Ooo….
I sing wi da Selkie
A sang tae da day.

Whin da sun clims da sky,
An da Selkie maan go,
Dey laeve me ta greet
Be da side o da voe.
But der voices I hear
Trowe da sound o da sea
“We’ll come back, Selkie-wife,
Fir we’re waitin fir dee.”
Ooo….
“We’ll come back, Selkie-wife,
Fir we’re waitin fir dee.”

Whin da last light o day
Laeves da rim o da sea,
An waves on da shingle
Maks music tae me.
A’ll be doon be da Skerry
I’da mön’s silver light
Ta sing wi da Selkie,
A sang tae da night.
Ooo….
Ta sing wi da Selkie,
A sang tae da night.
Ooo…
“We’ll come back Selkie-wife
For wir waiting for dee.”

When the first glimpse of day
Lights the grey sea once more
I creep from my bed
And go down to the shore
And there by the skerry
In the salty sea spray
I sing with the Selkie
A song to the day
Oooo….

When the sun climbs the sky
And the Selkie-men go,
They leave me to weep
By the side of the voe.
But their voices I hear
Through the sound of the sea
“We’ll come back Selkie-wife
For we’re waiting for you.”
Oooo…

When the last light of day
Leaves the rim of the sea
And waves on the shingle make music to me
I’ll be there by the skerry
In the moon’s silvery light
To sing with the Selkie
A song to the night
Oooo…
“We’ll come back Selkie-wife
For we’re waiting for you.”