Blair Collection > Treatise on the language, poetry, and music of the Highland clans

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TUE MUSIC
'S triiagh a' d' dheigh mi le broii 's le Miserable am I after thee, with sorrow
stru-a' ad yey' mi le bron ele and pain •
eislein ;
eys-leyn
Mo shuilean deurach, 's mo chridhe Mine eyes tearful, my heart wounded ;
mo bujl-en dey-rach 'smo chri'-e
leointe ;
le-oynte
Cha'n fhiugh leam ionmhas, cha'n fhiugli I value no wealth, no joy
chan i-u' lem i-on-vas clian i-u'
leam eibhneas,
lem eyv-nes
A tha fo'n ghrein ach u fein a d' onar. Under the sun, Init thyself alone,
a ha fon yreyn acb u fcyii ad onar
The following verses were written by a namesake of my own, who was in
the humble capacity of a church-officer with Lord Macauley's grandfather. Let
it bear testimony of the rudeness and barbarity which gave his truthful and
philosophic lordship such a detestation of the revengeful and filthy Highlanders !
gu'm bu slan a cm mi. — happy may i see thee.
Happy may I see thee.
Gu ma slan a chi mi,
gu ma slan a chi mi
Mo chailin dhilis dhonn, —
rao chaylliii yilis yonn
Ben a chuailein reidh,
ben a cbu-ayllin rey'
Air a deise a dh-eireas fonn ;
ayr a deyse a yeyres fonn
Se caint do bhoil is binn leam ;
se caynt do voyl is binn lem
Nair bhios m' inntinn trom,
nayr vis minn-tinn trom
'S tu thogadh suas mo chridh',
stu hoga' suas mo chri'
Noir a bhiodh tu bruidhinn rium
noyr a vi' tu bruy'-inn ri-um
Gur midadach a tha mi
gur muladach a ha mi
'S mi nochd air aird a chuain ;
's mi noc ayr ayrd a cliu-ayn
'S neo-shunndach mo chadal
's nÈ-0-hundach mo cbadal
Is do chaidribh fada nam ;
is do chayd-riv fada u-am
'S trie mi ort a smaointeach, —
stric mi ort a smaoyntech
As t-aogais tha mi truagli ; —
as taogiiys ba mi tiu-a'
My faithful brown-haired maid, —
Maid of the flowing ringlets,
Who is most easily excited to merri-
ment ;
Thy words to me are the sweetest
music ;
When depressed in mind,
Thou dost exalt my heart,
When in converse with me.
Sorrowful am I
This night on the height of the sea ;
Unsound is my sleep
Away from thy companionship ;
Often do I think of thee,—
Without thee I am miserable ;—