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CATH-LAMHA.
Bha guth m' athar caomh,
Ach taomh cha'n eil e fud ;
'S amhuil na hairm ud 's airm m' athar,
Ach 's eug-lamhuil an guth."
" 'S am faic thu 'n airm ? a leinibh teich,
Fag mife gun gheilt am aonar ;
Deanadh Làmha rium na 's àiil,
'S mi 'n tràs aig uaigh mo dhca'-mhic."
Theich an leanabh gu kiath,
Le fuathas air feadh an raoin j
'S gu h aos-chritheach na àite.
Sheas gu dan an fean laoch.
Mar eun cir-dhearg an aonaich
Tra thig an feaJgair gun fhios air àlach :
Gus am falaich iad an ceann fa chòinich,
Cha 'n obar leis fein an gàbhadh.
O's tu nach leige' neach do choir.
Ad ait am bithe' tu ad dhorfòir.
" What pity Hell's gates are not kept O FUnn ;
So furly a dog would let no body in."
Walker's Ir. Bard*.
Chuir Ronan failt fliith air an aofda^
'S ghlac mife gu caoin an leanabh,
" Cha'n 'eil ar ceum o Làmha nam blàr,
'S cha toir ar lann bàs do 'n tfean'ar.
— Tha flainte nan lag air chiil ar fgia,
Gabh fois is tiarguin innis."
Gabham fois air an leabai chrè
San caidil gu fèimh mo mhac.
Cia tofdach a nis thu fo 'n lie,
Ge bu trie fa chath thu mar chuaìrt-ghaoith^
— Do theanga balbh, 's do ghairdean lag»
Do mhaife mar lus air fearga,
Cha ruaig thu 'n earba ni's mo fa ghlinne,
'S cha dirich thu 'm fii-each le d' armaibh *.
— C;
* Sometimes the following lines are rejieated here ;
Oigridh mhear nan aonach ard,
Cha d'thig Lamhor tuille Itabh ;
Cha dean faoghaid no feachd a dhùfga',
San talla dhuldai dhuaichoi ;
lolach na feilge cha 'n eifd e,
Guth aoibhinn na maidne cha chluinn e.
Cha ghluais e le gaoir a chatha,
Na leabai gun latha gnn-reulta.
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