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24 DAN AN DEIRG.
295 'Si le gàirdeinean ait 'g ad glilacadh.
Ocli ! og-bhean, 's faoin do bhruadar ;
An t-uasal gii bràtli cba 'n f haic thu !
Fad o dliacliaidh thuit do gliràdh,
An Innis-fTiil fo smal tha mhaise.
300 Dùisgidli tns', a Chrimìne,
'S chi tliu gu'n robh d' aisling mealltacli,
Ach c'uin' a dliùisgeas esan o sliuain,
No bliios cadal na h-iiaiglie crioclmaiclit' ì
Fuaim gliaotliar no buillean sgiath
305 Clia cliluinnear 'n a cliriadh-tliigli caol ;
'S a dli' aindeoin gach iomairt a's seilg,
Caidlidli 's an leirg an laoch.
A sliil na leirg', na feithibla an treim !
Gntli sèimli na raaidne cha chluinn e;
310 'S a sliU nan sleagh, na li-earbaibh ii cliòmlinadii !
Cha dean èighe-còmliraig a dliiisgadh.
Beannaclid air anam an laoich !
Bu gliarg fraocli ri dol 's gach greis.
Ard-righ Loi'eann, ceann an t-sluaigh,
315 'S iouiad ruaig a chnireadh leis !
[Bha d' airde, etc.]
Chriochnaich sinn a chaol-chomhnaidh,
'S dli'imich a shlòigh thar tuinn.
Bha fuaira an bran tiamhaidh tinn,
'S bu mhuladach air linne an croinn.
320 B' amhuil am brbn a's fead an aonaich,
An cuiseig f haoin nan gleanntai f àsa,
Tra sheideas an osag an ula nan tuama,
'S an oidliche mu 'n cuairt doibh sàmhach.

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