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OF THE HIGHLAND CLANS.
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Na'n d-thigeadh tu rithist le d' eiridh,
nan dig-a' tu ri'-ist le dey-ri'
Shouldst thou come again with thy
rising,
Gu'n dubladh natreun mud' bhratich. — That double the number of heroes
gun dubla' na treyn mu d' vra-tich
Beir, etc.
would surround thy standard. —
Beyr, etc.
Thigeadh da mhile a Sleibhte,
hig-e' da vile a sleyvte
'S reisiamaid a Gleanne-garraidh.-
's reys-i-mayd a gleanna-garr-ay'
Beir, etc.
Two thousand would come from Sleat,
And a regiment from Glengarry. —
Beyr, etc.
'S dheanadh gu'n taise leat eiridh, With thee would rise, without timidity,
'3 yena' gun tayse let eyri'
Do chaibtein f hein, Mac-mhic-Ailiean. — Thy own captain, Mac-vie- Aillein. —
do chayb-teyn heyn mac-vic-ayll-en
Beir, etc. Beyr, etc.
Thainig e an tus roi' chach leat, He was the first to join thee before,
hayuig e an tus roy chaoh let
'S cha'n fhailnich e ma thig u thairis. — And will not fail thee, shouldst thou
's cha'n ayl-nich e ma hig u hay-ris come acroSS. —
Beir, etc. Beir, etc.
Le suinn Uidhist agus Mhuideart,
le suynn uy-ist agus vuy-dert
'S Arasaig dhu-ghorm a bharraich.
'3 ara-sayg yu-yorm a varr-aych
Beir, etc.
Ghana, Eige, is Mhorthir —
channa eyge is vor-hir
Do ghaisgeaich chorr do shiol-Aillein.
do yaysg-aych cborr do hi-ol-ayll-eyn
Beir, etc.
With the warriors of Uist and Jloidart,
And green Arisaig of leafy branches. —
Beyr, etc.
Of Cana, Eig, and Morir—
All the surpassing heroes of the race
of Allan. —
Beyr, etc.
'Nam Shir Alisdair 's Mhontros,
nam hir alis-dayr 's vontros
Bu bhocain iad do na gallaibh. —
bu voc-ayn i-ad do na gall-ayv
Beir, etc.
In the time of Sir Alexander and
Montrose,
They were the terror of the strangers.
Beyr, etc.
Dh-fhiach iad latha Inverlochaidh
yi-aoh i-ad la'-a inver-lo-chay'
Gu'n robh iad eolach air lannaibh.-
gun rov i-ad e-o-lach ayr lannayv
Beir, etc.
They showed on the day of Inver-
lochy
That they knew how to wield their
swords. —
Beyr, etc.