Blair Collection > Treatise on the language, poetry, and music of the Highland clans

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THE MUSIC
T-aiteam gu leir ;
taytem gu leyr
Macanta seamh,
macanta seyv
Pailt ri luchd theud,
paylt ri luc lieyd
Ghaigeal an gleus,
gaysgel an gleys
Neartmhor an deigh torachd.
iiertvor an dey torac
Neartmhor, etc.
Of thy race, unfailingly ;
Modest and mild,
Liberal to the tuneful profession,
Pleroic in deeds,
Strong in the pursuit of spoilers.
Strouff, etc.
I cannot afford room for the whole of the song called " Fuaim au t-Shaimh,"
(the Voice of Silence,) by Mari, which I regret, as an extract breaks the con-
nexion between the solemn and touching reflections forming the introductory
verses and the descriptive panegyric, which is so combined and perfect as to
make their separation very injurious ; but they are so long as to compel me to
insert only a small portion of the middle and the concluding verses.
FUAIM AN T-SHAIMH.-
Beir an t-shoraigh so hh-uam
beyr an to-ray' so vu-am
Gu talla nan cuach,
gu talla nan cu-ach
Far'm hi tathaich nan truadh daimhail.—
far'm bi ta'-ayoli nan tru-a' dayv-ayl
Far, etc.
Thun an taighe nach gann,
hun an tay'-e nach gann
Fo'n leathad ad thall,
fo'n le'-ad ad hall
Far bheil aighear is ceann mo mhanrain.
far veyl ay'-er is cenn mo van-rayn
Far, etc.
Tormaid, mo ruin,
tor-mayd mo ruyn
Ollaghaireach u,
oUa-yayr-ech u
Foirmeil o thus t-abhaist. — Foirmcil, etc.
foyr-meyl o bus tav-ayst
Cha'n 'eil cleachdadh bheil brigh
cha'n eyl clec-a' veyl bri'
Gaisge na gniamh
gaysg-e na gni-av
Nach eil aigneadh mo ghaoil Ian dcth. —
nach eyl ayg-ne' mo yaoyl Ian de'
Nach, etc.
-THE VOICE OF SILENCE.
Bear this salute from me
To the hall of (social) cups,
- Where the needy find a friendly
welcome. —
Where, etc.
To the house where there is no
scarcit}^.
Under the opposite declivity,
Where dwells my delight, the inspirer
of my minstrelsy. —
Where, etc.
Norman, beloved.
Learned art thou.
And energetic in thy every action. —
And, etc.
There is nothing excellent
That is not inherent in his mind
Or realized in his actions. —
Or, etc.