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C A T H U L A.
— Chluinnt' air uairibh acain an aofd'.
Is finne gach taobh dheth fnitheach.
" 'N (lo thiiit tliu, mhic mo ghraidh I
'N do thuit thu le laimh tathar I
Mu 'n d' thugas an lann a' truaill,
Is truagh uach mife bha iofal !
— Canar riumfa tuiUe
Cathuil nan ioma' truaighe.
— Och is ochain, a mhìc dhileis !
Gu dilinn cha duifg thu tuille !
Och agus och nan och eire 1
'S truagh gur mairionn mis' ad dhiaigh I"
Air faicinn do Fliionn a bhròin,
Shil a dheoir rè leal an uaigneas,
Dh' fliofgail e 'n uaigh fa dheire do 'n laoch,
Is thaom na baird le caoidh an ceolan.
" Com', a Mhanuis, am miana leat blàr:
(Arfa Fionn, 's a lamh ga fgaoile',)
Com' an gearraicli thu laithean an laoich,
Mar an ròs iin laii raon air fearga' ?
Com' an dorchaich thu Uiithe na h aois,
Ata cliean' ag aoma' fo 'n uallach ;
3
Com' am fag thu 'n òg-bhean deurach,
'S an òigridh as eug'ais athar ?
Am bheil an ofnaigh ad chluais mar cheol_?
An ioc-flilaint' an deoir do tanam ?
An ait leat an guth-caoi tra dh'eugas
Sealgair am feidh air drim an aonaich?
— Nach lionmhor dofgaich fan raon
Ag aomadh an còail an tfealgair.
Gun uilc a thilge' na rathad,
'S a cheuman a chratha' le claidhean ?
Anns na ceumaibh tearc gus an uaigh,
Com' nach gluais thu gun faltairt am fuil ?
Nach leor aighean do choillte fein.
Gun imeachd mar neul * ro 'n f huar-ghaoith ?
— Feuch fuil an òig, is gul an aol'd' ;
Is mac an Luin, le 'n aobhach fuil.
— Triall gu d' mhnaoi, 's gu t aighean ciara,
'S ni 's mo na hiarr gu cuan ua hinnfe."
" Ma dh' iarras, treigear m' uchd leis an fgeith f.
Air an d' eitich m' athair a bhriathran.
B'
* izl. air fuadach'.
f Manos fwears here by his fhicIJ, anJ gives us to iinder-
ftand
C A T H U L A.
— Chluinnt' air uairibh acain an aofd'.
Is finne gach taobh dheth fnitheach.
" 'N (lo thiiit tliu, mhic mo ghraidh I
'N do thuit thu le laimh tathar I
Mu 'n d' thugas an lann a' truaill,
Is truagh uach mife bha iofal !
— Canar riumfa tuiUe
Cathuil nan ioma' truaighe.
— Och is ochain, a mhìc dhileis !
Gu dilinn cha duifg thu tuille !
Och agus och nan och eire 1
'S truagh gur mairionn mis' ad dhiaigh I"
Air faicinn do Fliionn a bhròin,
Shil a dheoir rè leal an uaigneas,
Dh' fliofgail e 'n uaigh fa dheire do 'n laoch,
Is thaom na baird le caoidh an ceolan.
" Com', a Mhanuis, am miana leat blàr:
(Arfa Fionn, 's a lamh ga fgaoile',)
Com' an gearraicli thu laithean an laoich,
Mar an ròs iin laii raon air fearga' ?
Com' an dorchaich thu Uiithe na h aois,
Ata cliean' ag aoma' fo 'n uallach ;
3
Com' am fag thu 'n òg-bhean deurach,
'S an òigridh as eug'ais athar ?
Am bheil an ofnaigh ad chluais mar cheol_?
An ioc-flilaint' an deoir do tanam ?
An ait leat an guth-caoi tra dh'eugas
Sealgair am feidh air drim an aonaich?
— Nach lionmhor dofgaich fan raon
Ag aomadh an còail an tfealgair.
Gun uilc a thilge' na rathad,
'S a cheuman a chratha' le claidhean ?
Anns na ceumaibh tearc gus an uaigh,
Com' nach gluais thu gun faltairt am fuil ?
Nach leor aighean do choillte fein.
Gun imeachd mar neul * ro 'n f huar-ghaoith ?
— Feuch fuil an òig, is gul an aol'd' ;
Is mac an Luin, le 'n aobhach fuil.
— Triall gu d' mhnaoi, 's gu t aighean ciara,
'S ni 's mo na hiarr gu cuan ua hinnfe."
" Ma dh' iarras, treigear m' uchd leis an fgeith f.
Air an d' eitich m' athair a bhriathran.
B'
* izl. air fuadach'.
f Manos fwears here by his fhicIJ, anJ gives us to iinder-
ftand
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Early Gaelic Book Collections > Ossian Collection > Sean dana > (106) |
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Description | Selected books from the Ossian Collection of 327 volumes, originally assembled by J. Norman Methven of Perth. Different editions and translations of James MacPherson's epic poem 'Ossian', some with a map of the 'Kingdom of Connor'. Also secondary material relating to Ossianic poetry and the Ossian controversy. |
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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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