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o " Without
(avengiug)
blood." I
have supjilinl
amnging to
make tlie
meaning of
the passage
clear. " Blood
for blood "
was the law
among the
Celts as
among all
ancient
nations.
6 From the
moody hero's
glance ; lit.
from, ilie
northern hero's
glance. The
south, as often
observed
(deas), is ex-
p]'essive of all
that is briglit
and joyful ;
the north
(huiih), of all
of an opposite
description.
" Sun-wor-
ship " is said
to have origi-
nated this
distinction.
Loisg Souumor mar theiue uan speur ;
235 Thaiuig Sìiil-ìiluiun uam flatli,
A folt sgaoilte 's an osiia,
A h-anam ag ospairu mu 'ii rigli.
Dh'aom e 'n stii mu rim nau laocli :
Tlieich uàmhaid fo dhiibhra nau speur ;
240 Luidli Cluanfliear gun fhuil,"
Gun flmil air tigli caol gun leus.
" Ki 'n J'eirich fearg SlionnmLoii' nau lanu
Bba 'la gu dorcha 's gu mall.
Gliluais Siiil-aluinu mu 'gorm sLrutli feiii,
245 A siiil 'an reaclidaibli uan dcur :
Bu lionmhor a sealladh gu caoin
Air gaisgeach sàmhacli uacli faoin :
Ach tbionudaidh i a siiilean tlatb
sbealladb au laoicb tbuatbail.''
250 Mbosgail blair mar fbarum nan nial ;
Gbluais dorran o 'anam mòr ;
Cbunuas a ceumau le aiteas
'S a liimb gbeal air clarsaicb uam fonu."
'N a cbruaidb a o-liluais an riob ouu dàil ;
255 Bbuail c 'u sgiatb cbòsacb àrd,
Gu b-àrd air daracb nan sian,
Aio- Liibar nan iomadb srutb.
wheu Sou-mor burned lilvo the fire of lieavcii iu clouds, with her
spreading hair came SuJ-alliu, for she trembled for her kiiig. He
stopped the rushing strife to save the love of heroes. The foe fled
by night ; Clunar slept without liis blood, the blood whicli ought
to be poured ujion the warrior's tonilj.
"Nor rose the rage of Son-mor, but his days were silent and
dark. Sul-alliu wandered by her grey streams with her tearful