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146
Bithidh e sa mhaduinn fo blath,
'S nise niar lili a fas ;
No mar na rosan is aillte snuadh,
Ach shearg an duilleag gun dail ;
'S dh'f halbh a mhaise dheth mu thrath,
'S gann gun d'f huiraich a bhlath car uair.
Tha sinn mar fhaileas co dhiu,
Gun ni ach sealladli na sul
Gabhail seachad mar smuid theid suas
Theid sinn thairis gun dail
Mar fhaoin fhaileas no sgail,
An diugh air thalamh, a's maireach 'san uaigh.
Tha sinn air turas a's sgith
Car oidhche fuireach 'san tir,
'S an tigh mhor 's nach eil sith na doigh :
A's aig bris' na faire a rithis,
Tha sinne a fagail gach ni
'S cha'n fhaic iad tuille sinn : n tir nam beo.
Tha sinn aig cirigh on uir,
Thoirt aon sealladli le 'r suil
Air sluagh tha siubhal gu dluth 's na roid :
'S 'nuair gheibh sinn sealladh do 'n ghleann
'S na h-uile diomhanas a th'ann ;
Tha sinn a falach nar ceann fo'n f hoid.
Tha nar beatha air a roinn,
Mar aislinn na h-oidhche ;
Trie fo thrioblaid a's roinn do shith :
Ach 's beag an ceurn a ta ann,
A's bith nar reis aig a ceann
Feuch is bruadair th'ann 's gach ni.
Dh'fhalbh Methuslah fèin,
Ruith e dluth aims an reis,
Dh'fhalbh a neart agus gheill e do'n uaigh ;
Bithidh e sa mhaduinn fo blath,
'S nise niar lili a fas ;
No mar na rosan is aillte snuadh,
Ach shearg an duilleag gun dail ;
'S dh'f halbh a mhaise dheth mu thrath,
'S gann gun d'f huiraich a bhlath car uair.
Tha sinn mar fhaileas co dhiu,
Gun ni ach sealladli na sul
Gabhail seachad mar smuid theid suas
Theid sinn thairis gun dail
Mar fhaoin fhaileas no sgail,
An diugh air thalamh, a's maireach 'san uaigh.
Tha sinn air turas a's sgith
Car oidhche fuireach 'san tir,
'S an tigh mhor 's nach eil sith na doigh :
A's aig bris' na faire a rithis,
Tha sinne a fagail gach ni
'S cha'n fhaic iad tuille sinn : n tir nam beo.
Tha sinn aig cirigh on uir,
Thoirt aon sealladli le 'r suil
Air sluagh tha siubhal gu dluth 's na roid :
'S 'nuair gheibh sinn sealladh do 'n ghleann
'S na h-uile diomhanas a th'ann ;
Tha sinn a falach nar ceann fo'n f hoid.
Tha nar beatha air a roinn,
Mar aislinn na h-oidhche ;
Trie fo thrioblaid a's roinn do shith :
Ach 's beag an ceurn a ta ann,
A's bith nar reis aig a ceann
Feuch is bruadair th'ann 's gach ni.
Dh'fhalbh Methuslah fèin,
Ruith e dluth aims an reis,
Dh'fhalbh a neart agus gheill e do'n uaigh ;
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Early Gaelic Book Collections > Hew Morrison Collection > Dàin spioradail > (150) |
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Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/78949005 |
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Description | A selection of items from a collection of 320 volumes and 30 pamphlets of literary and religious works in Scottish Gaelic. From the personal library of Hew Morrison, the first City Librarian of Edinburgh. |
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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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