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COTHAIOHIBH ! COTHAIOHIBH !
2 Ged bhitheas an saoghal
'Gad thionndadh 's 'gad aomadh,
'S tu bitheanta saoilsinn
Gu'm feum thu bhi nuas,
Na cuireadh sud sg^th oi t .
Do'n smuain their a' bh^iiinin,
Is seas is bi liidir,
Is gheibh thu a' bhuaidh.
A' mhuinntir etc.
Ma's cdram an t-saogh.ail.
No eagal roimh dhaoine,
No sniuaintean air faoiiieas
A chuir thu fo ghruaim,
Bi fearail, bi stuama,
Is seas ris a' chruadal,
'S bheir freasdal mu'n cuairt e
Cu'm faigh thu a' bbuaidli.
A' mhuinntir etc.
Biodli onoir is ceartas
A' cuniail do neirt riut,
Is dochas neo-mheata
'San lamh a ta shuas,
Le creideamh neo-sgithach
'Na fhocal nach fiilnich ;
*S gu'n toir e gach h\ thu
Troimh 'n fhAsach le buaidh.
A' mhuinntir etc.
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2 Ged bhitheas an saoghal
'Gad thionndadh 's 'gad aomadh,
'S tu bitheanta saoilsinn
Gu'm feum thu bhi nuas,
Na cuireadh sud sg^th oi t .
Do'n smuain their a' bh^iiinin,
Is seas is bi liidir,
Is gheibh thu a' bhuaidh.
A' mhuinntir etc.
Ma's cdram an t-saogh.ail.
No eagal roimh dhaoine,
No sniuaintean air faoiiieas
A chuir thu fo ghruaim,
Bi fearail, bi stuama,
Is seas ris a' chruadal,
'S bheir freasdal mu'n cuairt e
Cu'm faigh thu a' bbuaidli.
A' mhuinntir etc.
Biodli onoir is ceartas
A' cuniail do neirt riut,
Is dochas neo-mheata
'San lamh a ta shuas,
Le creideamh neo-sgithach
'Na fhocal nach fiilnich ;
*S gu'n toir e gach h\ thu
Troimh 'n fhAsach le buaidh.
A' mhuinntir etc.
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Ossian Collection > Lon dubh > (4) |
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| Description | The blackbird : a collection of twenty-eight Gaelic songs, with music, in two-part harmony, intended for use in the schools of the Highlands, but all the songs are suitable for adults. |
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| Shelfmark | Oss.321(2) |
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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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