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168 AN T-EILEVXACH.
Bhrùchd iad 'stigh air ]i-uile taobh,
A' tighin gu raon nan tnlraan uain',
Tathunn chon 'us mòran èigheach,
'Cuir an treud gu leum nam bruach.
Furan fàilte, 's crathadh làmh,
Aig eàirdean a bha fad o chèil',
An sean 's an t-og 's iad comhla measgadh,
A' fa raid 's a toirt seachad sseul.
Nach seall sibh Uilleam — duine cràbhacb,
'S an lair 1)hàn aige g' a reic,
'S ris a' choigreacb thà e 'g ràdh,
Nach ann gach ]à a glieibh e leithid,
Ach clia 'n 'eil neacb 's an ait' d' a aithne,
A gbabhadh a nasgaidh i,
'S nach tog i 'ghreallag latha 'n treabbaidh,
Gun neach bhi roimhp' le measair sbil.
Tboisich na bodaich air bargain,
Cuid dhiubh ag iomlaid nan each,
Gu bheil a' bhriiid ro àrd am buadhan,
G' a chuir suas aig fear mu seach,
An dara h-aon an geall air cordadh,
'S am fear eile 'n tòir air buthd,
Buthd no buthd cha 'n fhaigh thu bh' uaiiis'
Ach direach buail iad rnnnt ri runnt.
Chunna mise dithis dhaoine,
'Us leis an aois gu 'n d' fhàs iad liati
Bhrùchd iad 'stigh air ]i-uile taobh,
A' tighin gu raon nan tnlraan uain',
Tathunn chon 'us mòran èigheach,
'Cuir an treud gu leum nam bruach.
Furan fàilte, 's crathadh làmh,
Aig eàirdean a bha fad o chèil',
An sean 's an t-og 's iad comhla measgadh,
A' fa raid 's a toirt seachad sseul.
Nach seall sibh Uilleam — duine cràbhacb,
'S an lair 1)hàn aige g' a reic,
'S ris a' choigreacb thà e 'g ràdh,
Nach ann gach ]à a glieibh e leithid,
Ach clia 'n 'eil neacb 's an ait' d' a aithne,
A gbabhadh a nasgaidh i,
'S nach tog i 'ghreallag latha 'n treabbaidh,
Gun neach bhi roimhp' le measair sbil.
Tboisich na bodaich air bargain,
Cuid dhiubh ag iomlaid nan each,
Gu bheil a' bhriiid ro àrd am buadhan,
G' a chuir suas aig fear mu seach,
An dara h-aon an geall air cordadh,
'S am fear eile 'n tòir air buthd,
Buthd no buthd cha 'n fhaigh thu bh' uaiiis'
Ach direach buail iad rnnnt ri runnt.
Chunna mise dithis dhaoine,
'Us leis an aois gu 'n d' fhàs iad liati
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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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