I Will Return

In English -
The summer of another year has come
But my sun will not rise
My feet are tired, longing for home
My mind is wandering
I am healthy, I am young
But weakened and drowning without your kiss
I will not sleep until I return

When night falls
It is the worst time of all
I am lying in my bed
You on my mind
The summer would not be as difficult
With you lying beside me
I will not sleep until I return

I will return
I will return
I will not sleep until I return

In Gaelic -
Tha samhradh bliadhna eile air tighinn
Ach cha thog mo ghrian an aird
Mo chasan trom 's iad 'g iarraidh dhachaidh
'S m'inntinn dol mu'n cuairt
Tha mi falainn, tha mi og
Ach lag 's mi bathadh gun do ph phog
Cha chaidil mi gun till mi do mo ghraidh

Nuair a thuiteas oidhche orm
'Se am is miosa a tha'nn
Mise laighe na'm mo leabaidh
'S thusa 'nam mo cheann
Cha bhiodh an samhradh cheart cho doirbh
'S tu 'nad shineadh ri mo thaobh
Cha chaidil mi gun till mi do mo ghraidh.

Tillidh mi dhachaidh, tillidh mi dhachaidh
Cha chaidil mi gun till mi do mo ghraidh

From Tillidh Mi, by C. MacDonald / R. MacDonald Drawn with the English translation dominating, drawn in dark pencil lines. The Gaelic is behind and raised slightly above, an underlay of words that makes the English part almost resemble a shadow. It is drawn entirely in pencil on cotton parchment paper (8.27 in x 11.69 in).