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JOHN CAMPBELL, 165
Seisd : —
0, theid mi g'ad amharo
0, theid, 0, theid ;
O'n fhuaii' mi uait gealladh
An de, an de ;
Cha bhi mi na's fhaide
Leam fein, leani fein,
'S gu'n dean sinn e daingeann
Le cleir, le cleir.
Tha 'n latha dol seachad
Gun fheum, gan fheum,
Is mise, 's mi fathiist
Gun te, gun te ;
'S e dh' fhàg mi cho falamh
Gu leir, gu leir,
Bhi fada 'san tarniing,
'S mi ceum air cheum.
Is iomadh sean-fhleasgach,
Mo chreach, mo threach,
Na 'n innseadh e 'n fhirinn
Le dreach, le dreach,
Gu 'm b' fhèari' leis bhi sinte
Gu h-iosal a chaoidh
Na 'n saoghal a shiubhal
A rithis gun mhnaoi.
A' direadh a' bhruthaich
Le sgairt, le sgairt,
Cha shaoil e gu bràth
Gu 'm feum e cul-taic ;
'Nuair ruigeas e 'm mullach,
A' call a chas,
A nuas leis an leathad e
Car air a' char.
Na bitheam 'san àireamh
A ghaoil, a ghaoil ;
Thoir thusa do làmh dhomh
Gu saor, gu saor,
No gabhaidh tu 'n t-aithreachas
Latha nach saoil,
'S bidh mise gu mhath dheth,
'S te eile ri m' thaobh.
Sin a nis agad
Mo bheachd, mo bheachd,
'S do chridhe ma th' agam,
Na fuirich air t' ais ;
Ma 's toigh leat an coisich'
Na feith ris an each,
Tha 'n òige 'dol seachad,
'S tha 'n aois a' teachd.
Seisd : —
0, theid mi g'ad amharo
0, theid, 0, theid ;
O'n fhuaii' mi uait gealladh
An de, an de ;
Cha bhi mi na's fhaide
Leam fein, leani fein,
'S gu'n dean sinn e daingeann
Le cleir, le cleir.
Tha 'n latha dol seachad
Gun fheum, gan fheum,
Is mise, 's mi fathiist
Gun te, gun te ;
'S e dh' fhàg mi cho falamh
Gu leir, gu leir,
Bhi fada 'san tarniing,
'S mi ceum air cheum.
Is iomadh sean-fhleasgach,
Mo chreach, mo threach,
Na 'n innseadh e 'n fhirinn
Le dreach, le dreach,
Gu 'm b' fhèari' leis bhi sinte
Gu h-iosal a chaoidh
Na 'n saoghal a shiubhal
A rithis gun mhnaoi.
A' direadh a' bhruthaich
Le sgairt, le sgairt,
Cha shaoil e gu bràth
Gu 'm feum e cul-taic ;
'Nuair ruigeas e 'm mullach,
A' call a chas,
A nuas leis an leathad e
Car air a' char.
Na bitheam 'san àireamh
A ghaoil, a ghaoil ;
Thoir thusa do làmh dhomh
Gu saor, gu saor,
No gabhaidh tu 'n t-aithreachas
Latha nach saoil,
'S bidh mise gu mhath dheth,
'S te eile ri m' thaobh.
Sin a nis agad
Mo bheachd, mo bheachd,
'S do chridhe ma th' agam,
Na fuirich air t' ais ;
Ma 's toigh leat an coisich'
Na feith ris an each,
Tha 'n òige 'dol seachad,
'S tha 'n aois a' teachd.
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Early Gaelic Book Collections > Matheson Collection > Modern Gaelic bards > (183) |
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Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/76501348 |
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Description | Items from a collection of 170 volumes relating to Gaelic matters. Mainly philological works in the Celtic and some non-Celtic languages. Some books extensively annotated by Angus Matheson, the first Professor of Celtic at Glasgow University. |
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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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