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Bu lionmhor an osnaidli,
'S bu chianail an coslas gu lèir.
Cha 'n ioglmadli learn idir
Gu 'n dhiobair am misneach car uair,
An siiil a bhi silteacli,
Is dubh-neul a bliròin air an gruaidli, —
Thuit abhall a' gliàraidli,
'S an darag a b' àirde 's a' choill,
Le osag an f hàsaicli
Ghrad spadadli gu làr i le maoim.
Cha'n ioglin' learn na bràithrean
Bhi 'cumlia am bràthar nach beò ;
Cha 'n ioghn learn na càirdean
Bhi dubhacli is cràiteach gu leòir, —
Na h-uain* tha 's an fhasach
Air uideal is ànnradh 's a' cheò,
Bhi tuireadh am màthar,
Ag altrum dhoibh gràdh a bha còrr.
Cha'n ioghn' leam an sgiobadh
Am misneach car tiota a chall,
Bha fo stiuradh do ghliocais,
'Ag iomramh 's ag iomairt nam ball,
Bhi bruaidhleanach, dubhach,
An iom-chomhairl' mhuladach theaon, —
Thuit an stiiiireadair gaisgeil,
Chaidh 'n iulchairt 's an taice air chall.
'N uair thuit am fear-brataich,
Bha g"un taise an latha na strith ;
'N uair thuit an sàr ghaisgeach,
Bu mhacant' ri latha na sith ;
'N uair dh' ionndrainn iad uath e,
Am b' ioghnadh, mo thruaighe, ged b' fhior,
The Students of Theology.
Bu lionmhor an osnaidli,
'S bu chianail an coslas gu lèir.
Cha 'n ioglmadli learn idir
Gu 'n dhiobair am misneach car uair,
An siiil a bhi silteacli,
Is dubh-neul a bliròin air an gruaidli, —
Thuit abhall a' gliàraidli,
'S an darag a b' àirde 's a' choill,
Le osag an f hàsaicli
Ghrad spadadli gu làr i le maoim.
Cha'n ioglin' learn na bràithrean
Bhi 'cumlia am bràthar nach beò ;
Cha 'n ioghn learn na càirdean
Bhi dubhacli is cràiteach gu leòir, —
Na h-uain* tha 's an fhasach
Air uideal is ànnradh 's a' cheò,
Bhi tuireadh am màthar,
Ag altrum dhoibh gràdh a bha còrr.
Cha'n ioghn' leam an sgiobadh
Am misneach car tiota a chall,
Bha fo stiuradh do ghliocais,
'Ag iomramh 's ag iomairt nam ball,
Bhi bruaidhleanach, dubhach,
An iom-chomhairl' mhuladach theaon, —
Thuit an stiiiireadair gaisgeil,
Chaidh 'n iulchairt 's an taice air chall.
'N uair thuit am fear-brataich,
Bha g"un taise an latha na strith ;
'N uair thuit an sàr ghaisgeach,
Bu mhacant' ri latha na sith ;
'N uair dh' ionndrainn iad uath e,
Am b' ioghnadh, mo thruaighe, ged b' fhior,
The Students of Theology.
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Early Gaelic Book Collections > Hew Morrison Collection > Laoidhean agus dàin > (20) |
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Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/76922153 |
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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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