Hew Morrison Collection > Sar-obair nam bard gaelach, or, The beauties of Gaelic poetry

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SAtt-OBAlR NAM BARD GAELACH.
Cha inharbh thu urrad I'i each,
Ge leathaii laidir inogur thu ;
'S t-.'iirm clia diaii a bheag a stù,
]\Iur sgriobar clàr, na praise leo.
Thugaibh, c^c.
Vote Dr M'Lcod, the subject of this song, was a native
of St. KiUla. He was some time abroad as surgeon to a
Highland regiment, and on his return home he used to go
about in his full uniform, in which the poet thought he
made rather an odd figure.
BANAIS CHIOSTAL-ODIIAIR.
LUINNEAG.
A bhanais a hha'n Ciostalodhar,
Ann an Ciostal-odhar, odhar,
A bhanais a bha'n CioslaLodhar,
Cha robh olhail choir oirre !
Thainig fear a staigh ga'm ghriobadh,
Dh-innse gu'ii tainig am pigidb,
Fhuaras botul liouadh slige,
Bu bhinn glig a's crùnaii.
A bhanais, c^c.
Thainig fear a mias le mi-mhodh,
Gu e-fein a chuir an ire,
Thiiisich e air bleith nan inean,
Gu mi-f)iin a sgròbadh.
A bhanais. .^C.
Ach labhalr mise gu fiadhaich : —
" Mas e mi-stath tha thu 'g iarraidh,
Gur dòcba gu'n cuir ini'n fhiacail,
Air iochdar do sg" main ! "
A b/ianuis, c^c.
Srnaoiiiticli mi eiridh 'n-am sheasamh,
Oil bu glin.'i learn a bhi 'g eadradh,
Olc na dheigh gu'n d'rinn mi ' leagadli,
'S bliiiail mi breab san tùin air.
A bhanais, SyC.
'Nuair a chaidh na fir gu riasladh,
Gu'n robh ceathrar diiiu sa ghriusaich :
Am fear bu laige bha e'n iouhdar,
•S thug iad mirean beò as.
A bhanais, i|c.
'Nuair a thoisich iad air buillean,
Cha robh mi-fhin a' cur cuir dhiom,
Gus na mhùigh iad air mo mhuinneal,
'S air duileasg mo sliroiue.
A bhanais, t^c.
An sin 'nuair a dh' eirich an trioblaid,
Tliainig iad far an robli mise,
Thog iad mi mach thun na sitig',
Theab gu'n ithte beb mi.
A bhanais, ^c.
Thug iad a roach thun nan raointean.
Mar gun reacliadh cù ri caoirich,
'S am fear nach do sgròb iad aodann,
Bha aodach ga sliròiceadh.
A bhanais, l^c.
'Nuair thoisich iad air a cheile,
Stradadh na fal' anns na speuraii ;
Bha 'mis' an ì ite gan eisdeacbd,
'S gun b' L'ibliinn an spurs iad.
A bhanais, S^'c.
Bhuail iad air a cheile chnagadb,
Leig iad air a cheile shadadh.
Shin iad air aithris na braide,
'S air cagnadh nan òrdag.
A bhanais, ^c.
Fear ri caoineadh, fear ri aighear,
Fear na sheasamh, fear na laidhe,
Fear a pògadh bean-an-taighe.
Fear a gabbail òrain !
A bhanais, l^c.
Cha robh ann ach beagan dibhe,
Leig iad a dh-iunnsaidh an cridlic,
Bha fear a's fear aca rithist,
Gun bhruidhinn gun chòmhradh.
A bhanais, tjc.
Sin 'nuair a labhair am fidhleir : —
" Chuir sibh mo phuirt feadh na tldhle ;
'S mis am fear gu'n tig an dilinii,
Nacli toir sgriob air ccòl duibh."
A bhanais, i^c.