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'S fearr go calneadh,
O linn Bhabel fèin.
'S i 'f fearr go moladh,
*S a 'f torrthunnaiche glèus,
Go rann no laoidh,
A tharraig gaoth roi' bhèul.
'S i 'f fearr go comhairl',
'S go gnomhach chuir go fèum,
Na aon teang' Eorpach,
Dh' aimhdheoin bòfd na 'n grèug.
'S i 'f fearr go roig,
'S air chofamh a chuir duain ;
'S ri cruaigh uchd coigair,
Phrofnachadh an tfluaigh.
Ma choinne bar,
'S i 'f tàbhachdaich bheir buaigh,
Go toirt a bhais
Do 'n eugcoir dhàicheil chruaigh,
Caint laidir, rithteach,
Is neimhliotach fuaim ;
'S i feadhoil, fliochdor,
Briofcghlorach, mall, luath.
Cha 'n fheim i iafad,
'S cha mhò dh' iarras uath' ;
'S fearr go calneadh,
O linn Bhabel fèin.
'S i 'f fearr go moladh,
*S a 'f torrthunnaiche glèus,
Go rann no laoidh,
A tharraig gaoth roi' bhèul.
'S i 'f fearr go comhairl',
'S go gnomhach chuir go fèum,
Na aon teang' Eorpach,
Dh' aimhdheoin bòfd na 'n grèug.
'S i 'f fearr go roig,
'S air chofamh a chuir duain ;
'S ri cruaigh uchd coigair,
Phrofnachadh an tfluaigh.
Ma choinne bar,
'S i 'f tàbhachdaich bheir buaigh,
Go toirt a bhais
Do 'n eugcoir dhàicheil chruaigh,
Caint laidir, rithteach,
Is neimhliotach fuaim ;
'S i feadhoil, fliochdor,
Briofcghlorach, mall, luath.
Cha 'n fheim i iafad,
'S cha mhò dh' iarras uath' ;
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Early Gaelic Book Collections > J. F. Campbell Collection > Ais-eiridh na sean chánoin Albannaich; no, An nuadh oranaiche Gaidhealach > (33) |
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Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/77282709 |
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Description | Volumes from a collection of 610 books rich in Highland folklore, Ossianic literature and other Celtic subjects. Many of the books annotated by John Francis Campbell of Islay, who assembled the collection. |
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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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