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OF THE HIGHLAND CLANS. 49
Thath, 's b-aun a sin a blia na li-uaisleann an laidhimh m' oige ; — yes, and in that
ha' 's b-ann a sin a va na hu-ayslenn an la'-iv moyg-ij
place it was that there were gentlemen in the days of m}' youth.
Ce as a thainig fear liadh na cruite, — whence the man grey of the violin,
ce as a haynig fer li-a' na cruyie
Thainig a duthaich Mhic-Caoidh-tir Eob-dhuin, — came from the district of
hayiiig a du'-ich vie caoy-tir rob yuynu
JIackay, the country of Rob-donn.
Tha na speuran a sile gu trom an diugh, — the skies are filtering heavily to-day.
ha na speyran a silti gii trom an di-u'
A sile ! tha iad a taomadh, — filtering ! They are pouring,
a sile ha i-ad a taoma'
Cha taomadh e ach fras an aigh, — (it is) not a pouring, but a shower genial (good.)
cha taoma' e ach fras an ay-i'
Chi mi, air leom, na duilieagan ogadh is milse aineal, — I 'see, as it were, the
clii mi ayr le-om na diiyllagaa og-a' is milse aynel
young leaves of sweetest breath,
A fosgladh a billibh maoth le fiamh gaire,— opening their tender lips with a
a I'usgla' a billiv mao' le fi-av gayrè
smile (literally, the image of a laugh,)
Is a toirt dha failte mhin le sanas maighdeanail, — and giving him a gentle
is a toyrt ya tayllte vin le sSnAs may-'den-el
welcome, with a whisper maidenlJ^
Ob, ob,* mo laochan am bard ! a ni boireannaich do na preasan, a bheir billibh
ob ob mo la-o-chau am bard a ni boyr-en-ich do na pressan a veyr bill-iv
maoth do na duilieagan gorma, 's a ni sanas maighdeanail de 'm mona-
ma-o' do na dnyllagau gorma sa ni sanas may'-den-el de 'm mon-a-
mhor cadalach.
vor cadalach
Ob, ob, my hero the bard ! who makes women of bushes, gives tender lips to
blue leaves, and makes a whisper maidenly of their murmur sleepy.
Rionnag, a star. reothart, spring-tide,
ri-onn-ag re-o'-art
Reul, a planet. contraigh, neap-tide,
reyl con-tray'
Dubhar-gealaiche, an eclipse of the reultagan, small stars,
du-var-gel-aych moon. reylt-agan
Dubhar-greine, an eclipse of the sun. reultanuaireach,naseachranach, comets,
du-var-greyne reyltan u-ayr-ech na shechranach
Taladh, attraction. latha, day ; seachduin, week ; mios, month,
tala' la'-a shechd-uin mios
Aisil, axle. raidhe, quarter of a year.
aysil ray'-e
La, day ; oidhche, night. mios reultail, the lunar month.
la oy'-che mi-os yeylt-ayl
Gaoth-malairt, trade-winds. mios gealachail, this month is five hours
gaoth-mal-ayrt mi-os gel-ach-ayl longer than the former.
Lan, flood ; traigh, ebb. mios chumanta, the common month,
Ian tray' mi-os chuni-an-ta
* An ambiguous, untranslatable Earcaem.