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C A T H U L A.
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Ag lot mo cliridhe, 's i 'g eiridh le doininn
Am fliealla mar chuan na hlnnfc ;
fff Tra dh' eigheas tuinn, 's a gheifgeas croinn,
'S a bhios taibhfe nam beann a' fianail.
Tlia àitich Innle-torrain fo gheilt
Gil clifg an Innis fo 'n fhairge.
— Ach tha m' anain fein mar fhruth tlà,
Tra bhios fmuainte blà afteach ;
Tuir thus', a bhaird, an aithris neo-àgh'or;
Aithris ànraidh mo chreach.
Aithris an Ant-aidh.
An I chrom nan ioma crann
Tha farum lann is fuaimneach flileagh,
Claidhean liomhaidh toirt foluis o'n re,
'S luirgne catha 'g eiridh 'n airde.
Mliofgail an earb as a fuain,
Chlifg le fuathas an Tùr leathan.
Ach earba ciod fa do gheilt ?
A Sgara, cha 'n eagal do d' phailliun.
Tha Sorcha treun ; ach flieid an tua'-ghaoth,
•*S. tha. Cathuil aullach a' teachd air sàile.
Tha dhreach mar dhearg-thannas òiche
Tra bhios an fealgair fo oillt air ftucaibh.
Is briftear leis urfanna-catha
^Mar lion dubhain-ailuidh fan dùlach.
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— Theich Sorcha le neoil na hòiche,
Mar lorg a luing' air aghaidh chuantai'n ;
Afuas an fgia, 's anuas an clàr,
A Sgara, biodh gàir air tòighean.
'S tha farum chlar is caithream bheul
An talk Sgara na feile faoil ;
Tha 'n lann fan truaille 'i an fgia na cadal
* Air bhalla, mar ghealaich dhuaichni.
— Tha 'n eilid ait air a carraig fein,
Is oighean aoibhin nan uineig ftuadhaich,
Tha ghrian aobhach, gun neul na dail,
Ach 's e Cathuil grian àigh nan oighean.
— " i onn air clar, is fonn air dan,
Slan gu robh thu, 'righ na carraige 1" |
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* al 'S an t (leach ris a bhalla gun ghluafad.
t This> of the maids of Icroaia, appears to have heen a
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