Farewell to Benbecula! Pennyland of the fords, Dark island of my birth, Dearly I hold The days of old; To you I'll never return.
The voice of our ancestors, In their song of peace I hearβ I will go home from now on, That day is near.
Farewell to Benbecula! Pennyland of the fords, Dark island of my birth, Dearly I hold The days of old; To you I'll never return.
So goodbye, And for the last time I'll stay In these dark seas of ice. I hold the hope of our last parting, But no hope can ever reburn What a sweet melody it was....
Farewell to Benbecula! By river, by shore and by sand: Pennyland of the fords, Dark island of my birth, Dearly I hold The days of old; To you I'll never return.