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ORAIN
'S e dh' iarrainn iioelid na h-eala bhàin
A shnàmhas thar a' chaolais,
A's rachainn tèin truinih thunnaibh breun
A chur an ceill .niu i>liaol dhuit.
Tha nis gach nì a reir nio dheòin,
(iach achfhuinn, 's seòl niar dh' iarraini
'S o;un nihaiUe tlièid nii air a tuir
A's pòsaidh nii .aio nigh'nag. 1
HA U KO -MO NIGH'NAG. '^
Am Foìs'N. — " A/i </iUc iliihìi cha trtuj iiiì.
Selsd. — Ha u rù mu nìgh'nag,
Xa hu hu rò mo nìgh'nag ;
Mo nighean donn nan miog-shuil
Gur sìobhalt' a' chailleag thu.
Cha 'n t'haic mi bean do bhòichead
'S an eaglais air an Dùnuch
Troidh chuimir "ani broig-chòmhnaird
Xach toir air i'eòirnein carachàdh.
Cha 'n fhaicer leam bean t-aogaisg
An taobh so dh' lunaraora ;
Do ghruaidhean deai-g mar chaoraun,
'S gu'r mòr an gaol a ghabh mi ort.
'S i sud a mhain a' ghruagach
A dh' iarrainn leam do 'n bhuaile
A bhleodhan a' chruidh-ghuaillionn
'S a sheinneadh duan gu h-ealanta.
Tha d' fhalt gu bachlach. dualach,
Xa chamagan mu d' ghuaillibh ;
'S na'm biodh mo chi-odh air buaile
Cha 'n fhuas<rlad]i feai- fearainn thu.
'S e dh' iarrainn iioelid na h-eala bhàin
A shnàmhas thar a' chaolais,
A's rachainn tèin truinih thunnaibh breun
A chur an ceill .niu i>liaol dhuit.
Tha nis gach nì a reir nio dheòin,
(iach achfhuinn, 's seòl niar dh' iarraini
'S o;un nihaiUe tlièid nii air a tuir
A's pòsaidh nii .aio nigh'nag. 1
HA U KO -MO NIGH'NAG. '^
Am Foìs'N. — " A/i </iUc iliihìi cha trtuj iiiì.
Selsd. — Ha u rù mu nìgh'nag,
Xa hu hu rò mo nìgh'nag ;
Mo nighean donn nan miog-shuil
Gur sìobhalt' a' chailleag thu.
Cha 'n t'haic mi bean do bhòichead
'S an eaglais air an Dùnuch
Troidh chuimir "ani broig-chòmhnaird
Xach toir air i'eòirnein carachàdh.
Cha 'n fhaicer leam bean t-aogaisg
An taobh so dh' lunaraora ;
Do ghruaidhean deai-g mar chaoraun,
'S gu'r mòr an gaol a ghabh mi ort.
'S i sud a mhain a' ghruagach
A dh' iarrainn leam do 'n bhuaile
A bhleodhan a' chruidh-ghuaillionn
'S a sheinneadh duan gu h-ealanta.
Tha d' fhalt gu bachlach. dualach,
Xa chamagan mu d' ghuaillibh ;
'S na'm biodh mo chi-odh air buaile
Cha 'n fhuas<rlad]i feai- fearainn thu.
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Matheson Collection > Gaelic songster > (528) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/76645314 |
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| Description | "... An t-òranaiche: no, Co-thional taghte do òrain ùr agus shean, a' chuid mhòr dhiubh nach robh riamh roimhe ann an clò le Gilleasbuig Mac-na-ceardadh". Compiled and published by Gilleasbuig Mac-na-ceardadh, i.e. Archibald Sinclair. |
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| Shelfmark | Mat.160 |
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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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