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Bidh cumh' o 'n righ is buidh'cheas tire,
'S cliii gach linn gu bralh dhuibh
'Dhion coir bhur tir' o shannt a mhillteir
'S a dhearbh mor bhrigh nan Gaidheal ;
'S 'nuair 'thig sibh ris bidh cairdean min',
Is baird bheul-bhinn "g 'ur failteach ;
'S cha diult an ribhinn lamh do 'n f hior laoch,
'Thug 's gach strith buaidh-larich.
Ni 'r deagh ghiulan Deors' a lubadh,
'S bheir e dhuinn ar n-eideadh ;
An t-eideadh surdail 'bha o thus ann,
O linn Adhaimh 's Eubha :
'S ma bheir e'n trath s' dhuinn, mar a b' abhist,
Ar n-inbh', ar n-airm, 's ar n-eideadh,
'S sinn saighdean 's fearr a bhios 'na bhalg ;
'S e 'n t-iochd 'ni Alb' dha f hein d'inn.
Bidh Breatunn 's Eirinn 's Eorp gu leir
'Geur amharc Ghaidheal Alb' nach ;
'Ur tir 's mi-f hin mar mhathair chaoimh
A guidhe Neamh leibh soirbheach. —
Ri ceol no caoidh 'reir mar thig dhuibh,
'Chaoidh cumibh 'n cuimhn' bhur n-x\rd-Righ ;
'Nis beannachd leibh, Ian shonas 's buaidh,
Gu 'r cliu-sa luath-ghair chairdean.
Reann, a star. lonnsa for annsa, more beloved. Muisi,
monsieur, a Frenchman. Lonnrachd, brightness. Luath-
ghair, joy, a shout of joy.
'S cliii gach linn gu bralh dhuibh
'Dhion coir bhur tir' o shannt a mhillteir
'S a dhearbh mor bhrigh nan Gaidheal ;
'S 'nuair 'thig sibh ris bidh cairdean min',
Is baird bheul-bhinn "g 'ur failteach ;
'S cha diult an ribhinn lamh do 'n f hior laoch,
'Thug 's gach strith buaidh-larich.
Ni 'r deagh ghiulan Deors' a lubadh,
'S bheir e dhuinn ar n-eideadh ;
An t-eideadh surdail 'bha o thus ann,
O linn Adhaimh 's Eubha :
'S ma bheir e'n trath s' dhuinn, mar a b' abhist,
Ar n-inbh', ar n-airm, 's ar n-eideadh,
'S sinn saighdean 's fearr a bhios 'na bhalg ;
'S e 'n t-iochd 'ni Alb' dha f hein d'inn.
Bidh Breatunn 's Eirinn 's Eorp gu leir
'Geur amharc Ghaidheal Alb' nach ;
'Ur tir 's mi-f hin mar mhathair chaoimh
A guidhe Neamh leibh soirbheach. —
Ri ceol no caoidh 'reir mar thig dhuibh,
'Chaoidh cumibh 'n cuimhn' bhur n-x\rd-Righ ;
'Nis beannachd leibh, Ian shonas 's buaidh,
Gu 'r cliu-sa luath-ghair chairdean.
Reann, a star. lonnsa for annsa, more beloved. Muisi,
monsieur, a Frenchman. Lonnrachd, brightness. Luath-
ghair, joy, a shout of joy.
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Description | A selection of books from a collection of more than 500 titles, mostly on religious and literary topics. Also includes some material dealing with other Celtic languages and societies. Collection created towards the end of the 19th century by Lady Evelyn Stewart Murray. |
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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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