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COMHCHRUINNEACHA DO
'Nuair a blia mi air an da cliois,
'S moch a shiublilaiu bhos a's thall,
Ach anois on f-huair mi tri,
Cha ghluais mi ach gu mìn mall.
Tha blath mo bhogh' ann am uchd,
Le agh maol odhar is ait,
Ise geanail 's mise gruamach,
'S cruaidh an diu nach buan an t-slat.
'S truagh an diu nach beò an f heoghain,
Gun ann ach an ceo do'n bhuidhinn,
Leis 'm bu mhiannach gloir na'n gadhar,
Gun mheoghail gun òl gun bhruithinn.
Bratach Alastair na'n Gleann,
A sròl faramach ri crann,
Suaitheantas soilleir siol Chuinn,
Nach chuir suim an clannabh gall.
'S ann an Cinn-ghiubhsaich na luidhe,
Tha namhaid na graighe deirge,
Lamh dheas a mharbhadh a bhradain,
Bu mhath e 'n sàbaid na feirge.
Dh-f hag mi san ruidhe so shios,
Am fear a b' olc dhomhsa bhas,
'S tric a chuir e a thagradh an cruas,
An cluais an daimh chabraich an sas.
Raonull Macdhomhnuill ghlais,
Fear a fhuair fòghhim gu deas,
Deagh Mhac-Dhonuill a chùil chais,
Ni m beo neach a churaigh leis.

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