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Cha i'obh lochd 'n ar conaltradli,
.No brosgal, cleith, no cluain;
Ach seù'c, a's gi-àclh, le ceanalas,
A's carantachd le stuaini.
Bu gheàiT an ùin' 'n a dhèigh sm
'N uair thàinig sgeul a' bhròin,
Nach fhaiceamaid ri'r maii'eann thu
Aii- thalamli anns an f heòil ;
Tha do chi'è 's an duslach, —
Tha mis' an so giin treòii",
'Am dhuine tuisleach, euslainteach,
'Am sheasamh crom aig d' fhòid.
'Am sheasamh crom a' dearcadh
Air na leachdan 'tlia mu'n cuaii't,
Le m' chiabhan liath aii' tanachadh,
'S a' ghaUlionn aii' mo shnuadh;
Tha 'n Aois a' teachd am fagus dhomh,
A' bagi-adh orm gu ti-uagh,
Le mìle gaoid a's anshocair,
'G am theannadh ris an uaigh.
Chi mi thar a' mhonaidh ud
Air coimliead os mo chionn,
An duibhre aii' na mullaichean,
'S an riomiag a' tighinn dlùth;
Tha dealt na h-oidhch' a' teamadh onn, —
Cha lèii' dhomh nis, fo m' shùil,
Cho iiain' 's tha 'n fhòd fo 'n d' adhlaiceadh
An ainnir chaomh 's an iiii'.
Cha i'obh lochd 'n ar conaltradli,
.No brosgal, cleith, no cluain;
Ach seù'c, a's gi-àclh, le ceanalas,
A's carantachd le stuaini.
Bu gheàiT an ùin' 'n a dhèigh sm
'N uair thàinig sgeul a' bhròin,
Nach fhaiceamaid ri'r maii'eann thu
Aii- thalamli anns an f heòil ;
Tha do chi'è 's an duslach, —
Tha mis' an so giin treòii",
'Am dhuine tuisleach, euslainteach,
'Am sheasamh crom aig d' fhòid.
'Am sheasamh crom a' dearcadh
Air na leachdan 'tlia mu'n cuaii't,
Le m' chiabhan liath aii' tanachadh,
'S a' ghaUlionn aii' mo shnuadh;
Tha 'n Aois a' teachd am fagus dhomh,
A' bagi-adh orm gu ti-uagh,
Le mìle gaoid a's anshocair,
'G am theannadh ris an uaigh.
Chi mi thar a' mhonaidh ud
Air coimliead os mo chionn,
An duibhre aii' na mullaichean,
'S an riomiag a' tighinn dlùth;
Tha dealt na h-oidhch' a' teamadh onn, —
Cha lèii' dhomh nis, fo m' shùil,
Cho iiain' 's tha 'n fhòd fo 'n d' adhlaiceadh
An ainnir chaomh 's an iiii'.
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Early Gaelic Book Collections > J. F. Campbell Collection > Gaelic songster > (322) |
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Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/79345637 |
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Description | Volumes from a collection of 610 books rich in Highland folklore, Ossianic literature and other Celtic subjects. Many of the books annotated by John Francis Campbell of Islay, who assembled the collection. |
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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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