(translation) I See The Great Mountains

<br>Oh, I see the great mountains<br>Oh, I see the lofty mountains<br>OH I see the corries<br>I see the peaks under the mist<br>I see right away the place of my birth<br>I will be welcomed in a language which I understand<br>I will receive hospitality and love when I reach there<br>That I would not trade for tons of gold<br>I see woods there, I see thickets<br>I see fair, fertile fields there<br>I see the deer on the ground of the corries<br>Shrouded in a garment of mist<br>High mountains with lovely slopes<br>Folk abiding there who are customarily kind<br>Light is my step when I go bounding to see them<br>And I will remain a while there willingly<br>Composed by John Cameron (Ballachulish) in 1856<br>This tune evokes a mixture of emotions; it has often been played in funerals, including<br>John F.<br>Kennedy`s in Arlington, Virginia, 1963