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OF THE HIGHLAND CLANS.
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Chithear sneachda dubh air gheugan,
clii'-er sncac-a duv ayr yeygan
Mu foicer caochladh air mo speis dhuit.-
uui fayc-er caoch-la' ayr mo speys yuyt
A Mhari, etc.
Snow will be seen black on the trees,
Before a change is seen in my love to
thee. —
Mary, &c.
Gur tu flm- is boidhche an garadh,
gur tu flur 13 boy'-che an gara'
'A faillean allail nach lub le faillinn ; —
a fayllen allayl nach lub le fayllin
Mar shoilse greine air sleibhtean arda,
mar hoylse greyne ayr sleyvten arda
Tha coltas, ceutadh is beusan, Mari. —
Iia coltas ceyta' is beysan mari
A Mhari, etc.
Thou art the flower most beautiful in
the garden,
The noble sapling that will not bend
with a flaw, —
Like sunshine on the highest wolds,
In appearance, purity and virtue is
Mary.—
Mary, &c.
Do shuil ghorm mheallach fo d' mhalaidh
do huyl yorm vellach fo d' val-ay'
bhoidhich,
voy'-aycb
Do bheulan tana air dhath nan rosain,
do veylan tana ayr ya' nan ros-ayn
Do shlios mar chana an gleannan
do lis mar chana an glennan
mointich,
moyntich
'S do ghruaidh mar chaoran fo sgiadh
's do yru-ay' mar chaoran fo sgey
na morbheann. — A Mhari, etc.
Thy eye blue and large, beneatli a
graceful eyebrow,
Thy lips slender and of the colour of
the rose,
Thy bosom like cana in a sequestered
Thy cheeks like the rowan-berry under
the wing of the high mountain. —
Mary, &c.
Cha dean eala air slios na mor-thonn,
cha den ella ayr slis na mor-honn
Cha dean smeoil ann an doire ceothar ;
cha den sme-oyl ann an doyre ce-o'-ar
Cha dean cruit nan theud binn ach
cha den cruyt nan teyd binn ach
cronan,
cronan
Noir a sheinneas mo Mhari bhoidheach. When sings my beautiful Mary-
uoyr a beynnes mo vari voy'-ech
A Mhari, etc. Mary, &c.
The swan makes not over the majestic
waves,
The thrush in a mist enveloped grove,
The harp of sweetest chords, but a
murmur
A choisir bhega nan oran cianael. Little choir of the pensive minstrelsy,
a choysir vega nan oran ci-an-el
Ambarnangeagannanairdnah-iarmailt, Whether in the tops of the boughs
am bar nan gegan nan ayrd na hi-ar-maylt or in the height of the skies,