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THE CELTIC MAGAZINE.
the other question of the desirability or otherwise of Gaelic dying out as a
spoken tougue, which in many ways would be an advantage to the people : —
Tbe teaching of it intelligently would not retard that certain issue of national life
one single hour — it would undoubtedly hasten it. But while Gaelic is spoken, while it
is the hourly language of nearly half-a-million of our people, and while it is used by many
more, it would seem to be but simple justice, if not higher wisdom, to rpcognise this
fact, and to act upon it in our schools.
HO-RO MO NIGH'N DONN BHOIDHEACH.
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Cha cheil mi air an t-saoghal,
Gu bheil mo mhiann 's mo ghaol ort ;
'S ged chaidh mi uait air faondradh,
Cha chaochail mo run.
Ho-ro, &c.
*N uair bha mi ann ad lathair,
Bu shona bha mo laithean ;—
A' sealbhachadh do mhanrain,
A's aille do ghnuis.
Ho-ro, &c.
Gnuis aoidheil, bhanail, mhalda
Na h-oigh a's caoimhe nadur ;
I Buairce, csanail, baigheil,
Lan grais agns muirn.
Uo-ro, &c.
Ach riamh o 'n dh' fhag mi t' fhiauuis,
Gu bheil mi dubhach, ciauHil;
Mo chridhe trora ga phianadh
Le iarguin do ruin.
Ho ro, &c.
Ge lurach air a' chabhsair
Na mnathan oga Gallda,
A righ ! gur beag mo gheall-s'
Air bhi' sealltainn 'n an gnuis.
Ho-ro, &c.
'S ann tha mo run 's na beanntaibh,
Far bheil mo ribhinn ghreannar,
Mar ros am fasach Sbamhraidh,
An gleann fad' o shuil.
Ho ro, &c.
Ach 'n uair a thig an Samhradh,
Bheir mise sgriob do 'n gbleanu ud,
'S gu 'n tog mi learn do 'n Ghalldachd,
Gu b-annsail, am flur,
Ho-ro, &c.
Note. — " Ho-ro mo nighean donn bhoidheach"i s so well known throughout the High-
lands that it is unnecessary to say anything in its praise iu now presenting it to the
readers of the CtUic Magazine, "W. M'K.