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A GHLINN UD SHIOS,
By Dr M'Lachlan, Rahoy.
A ghlinn ud shios, a ghlinn ud shios,
Gur trom an diagli mo shuil,
A' dearcadh air do lagain aigh
4 Mar b' abhaist doibh o thus.
Tha do choillteaii fathasd dosrach, ard,
'S gach sithein aillidh, uain' ;
'S fuaim an liib-uillt nuas o d' fhrith'
8 'N a shuain-cheol sith am chluais.
Tha 'n sprcidh ag ionaltradh air do mhagh,
Na caoraich air an raon :
Tha 'churra 'g iasgach air do thraigh,
12 'S an fhaoilean air a' chaol.
Analysis.
1. The whole line is vocative, and has no governing
value.
2. Gur (is) trom mo shuil an diugh.
3. The whole line is adjective phrase to mo shuil.
4. This line is adjective clause to lagain.
7. The whole line is Subject enlarged.
Parsing.
3. Aigh is a noun genitive of adjective value.
4. The verb governs the ace. abhaist with the dat.
doibh.
8. Note the idiom, lit. in its sleep-music of peace.
12. A' is the article, not the possessive a=do.