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10 COMHCHRUINNEACHA DO
Aois cha n'eil u meachair,
Ge nach fèador leinn do sheachnadh,
Cromaidh tu 'n duine direach,
A dh' f hàs gu mìleanta gàsda,
Gearraichidh tu air a shaoghal,
A's caoLaichidh tu air chasan,
Fagaidh tu cheann gun deudach,
'S ni 'u eadunn a cliasadh.
Aois chasaodunach, pheallach,
A shream-shuileach, odhar, èididh,
Cia ma 'n leiginn leat a lobhair,
Mo bhogha thòirt dhiom airèiginn.
O'n 's mi fhin ab' f hearr an airidh,
Air mo bhogha ro-mhath iubhair,
Na thusa aois bhothar sgallach,
Bhios aig an teallach ad shuidhe.
Labhair an aois a rithis,
'S mo 's rigliinn tha thu leantainn.
Eis a bhogha sin a ghiùLan,
'S gur mò ba chuibhe dliuit bata.
Gabh thusa uamsa 'm bàta,
Aois ghrànda chairtidh na jilèide,
Cha leiginn mo bhogh' leatsa,
Do mhathas na d' ar, eiginn.
. 'S iomadh laoch ab' fhearr na thusa,
Dh' fhàg mise gu tuisleach an-fhann,
'N dèigh fhaobhachadh as a sheasamh,
Bha roimhe na flileasgach meamnach.
This song was compoaed by Donald Macdonald, better known a
Dòmhnull mac Fhionlaidh nan Dàn. Having been out deer-hunting
Aois cha n'eil u meachair,
Ge nach fèador leinn do sheachnadh,
Cromaidh tu 'n duine direach,
A dh' f hàs gu mìleanta gàsda,
Gearraichidh tu air a shaoghal,
A's caoLaichidh tu air chasan,
Fagaidh tu cheann gun deudach,
'S ni 'u eadunn a cliasadh.
Aois chasaodunach, pheallach,
A shream-shuileach, odhar, èididh,
Cia ma 'n leiginn leat a lobhair,
Mo bhogha thòirt dhiom airèiginn.
O'n 's mi fhin ab' f hearr an airidh,
Air mo bhogha ro-mhath iubhair,
Na thusa aois bhothar sgallach,
Bhios aig an teallach ad shuidhe.
Labhair an aois a rithis,
'S mo 's rigliinn tha thu leantainn.
Eis a bhogha sin a ghiùLan,
'S gur mò ba chuibhe dliuit bata.
Gabh thusa uamsa 'm bàta,
Aois ghrànda chairtidh na jilèide,
Cha leiginn mo bhogh' leatsa,
Do mhathas na d' ar, eiginn.
. 'S iomadh laoch ab' fhearr na thusa,
Dh' fhàg mise gu tuisleach an-fhann,
'N dèigh fhaobhachadh as a sheasamh,
Bha roimhe na flileasgach meamnach.
This song was compoaed by Donald Macdonald, better known a
Dòmhnull mac Fhionlaidh nan Dàn. Having been out deer-hunting
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Early Gaelic Book Collections > Hew Morrison Collection > Comhchruinneacha do dh'òrain thaghta Ghàidhealach > (26) |
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Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/76770685 |
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Description | A selection of items from a collection of 320 volumes and 30 pamphlets of literary and religious works in Scottish Gaelic. From the personal library of Hew Morrison, the first City Librarian of Edinburgh. |
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Description | Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history. |
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