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106 GAELIC AND ENGLISH POEMS.
Thrice armed they rose, and withstood every shock,
As the waves in their wrath are withstood by the rock ;
Through "Well wood's green valley " their blood did bedew,
They aye kept the banner so bonnie and blue.
Then shoulder to shoulder, and hand clasped in liand,
Let us stem every torrent of wrong in our land ;
God's love in our hearts, like an orient beam.
On our towers the blue flag in its glory will stream.
There's over us hov'ring God's beautiful Dove,
As gladly we join in sweet kindness and love,
And vow heart and hand to be faithful and true,
To the flag of our fathers, so bonnie and blue.
DUAN GAIEDEACHAIS.
DO CHOMUNN GAIDHLIG INBHIRNIS.
MocHTHRA an de fhuair mi an sgeul,
Chuir mi gu gleus orain ;
'S buailidh mi'n tend, togaidh mi'n t-seisd,
Aighearach, reidh, cheolar.
Seinneam neo-throm failt' agus fonn —
Comunn nan sonn mora —
Sliochd nam fear fial, b'ainmeile gniomh,
Air an cuala sinn riabh comhi-adb ;
Sliochd nam fear donn a b'euchdmhoire glonn
'N uair bhiodh iad am fonn comhstrith —
Gaisgich neo-f hann — am misnich neo-ghann
'N uair thogteadh ri crann srol leo.
'iS trie dh'fhairich an naimh cudthrom an laimh,
'N am tarraing nan lann ro-gheur ;
Bhiodh na Goill gu Ian fiaml), 's chritli na Sasunnaich
riabh,
'N am faicinn an dian chomhrag.
Gu'm bu trom a bhiodh smachd nam fear colgarr' Ian
reachd,
'S claidh'mhan mora na'n glaic dheonaich.