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GHAIDHEALACH.
Sheall e cia lion a bh' ann diubh,
M' an rachadli e g' an ionnsaidh —
Bha dà fhear dheug a's ceannard,
Cho teann air 's a b' un-ainn daibh.
Chum e riù a' bhòtach,
'S bha Iseabal ga 'chòmhnadh.
Cha do thar iad gus an ecilas,
'S ann leòn e gu h-ulhimh iad.
Gheàrr e leiim gu h-aotrom,
G' an ionnsaidh agus f "raoch air ;
Cha d' f hàg e ceann air h-aon diubh,
'Thoirt sgèil air an turas ud.
Mo bheaimachd air an t sealgair !
Annad chuirinn earbsa !
'S tu rinn an gniomh neo-chearbach ;
'S tu dhearbh a bhi urramach !
Thuii't lain Dubh, 's e 'tionndadh —
" Bho 'n rinn mi 'n gniomh bha shannt orm,
Ghaoil, grad thoir deoch d'an leanu domh,
'Sgu 'n danns mi 'Na Tuhxichean.' "
Their breitheamhna na tìre,
Ma labhras iad an fhirinn —
"De n' thig de cheol à fìdhlean
'Se 'srìgh dhiubh 'Na Tulaichean.'"
Tha "Tulach-gorm" a's " Seann-triubh's"
Ilo ainmeil 's an àm so ;
A's ged a tha, cha samhl' iad
Do m' annsachd, " Na Tulaichean."
Ge math a' " Chutach-chaol-dubh,"
'S gach ceòl a ta ri fhaotainn,
Cha tig iad mar fhad glaoidhe
Do m' ghaol sa, "Na Tuhiichean."
Sheall e cia lion a bh' ann diubh,
M' an rachadli e g' an ionnsaidh —
Bha dà fhear dheug a's ceannard,
Cho teann air 's a b' un-ainn daibh.
Chum e riù a' bhòtach,
'S bha Iseabal ga 'chòmhnadh.
Cha do thar iad gus an ecilas,
'S ann leòn e gu h-ulhimh iad.
Gheàrr e leiim gu h-aotrom,
G' an ionnsaidh agus f "raoch air ;
Cha d' f hàg e ceann air h-aon diubh,
'Thoirt sgèil air an turas ud.
Mo bheaimachd air an t sealgair !
Annad chuirinn earbsa !
'S tu rinn an gniomh neo-chearbach ;
'S tu dhearbh a bhi urramach !
Thuii't lain Dubh, 's e 'tionndadh —
" Bho 'n rinn mi 'n gniomh bha shannt orm,
Ghaoil, grad thoir deoch d'an leanu domh,
'Sgu 'n danns mi 'Na Tuhxichean.' "
Their breitheamhna na tìre,
Ma labhras iad an fhirinn —
"De n' thig de cheol à fìdhlean
'Se 'srìgh dhiubh 'Na Tulaichean.'"
Tha "Tulach-gorm" a's " Seann-triubh's"
Ilo ainmeil 's an àm so ;
A's ged a tha, cha samhl' iad
Do m' annsachd, " Na Tulaichean."
Ge math a' " Chutach-chaol-dubh,"
'S gach ceòl a ta ri fhaotainn,
Cha tig iad mar fhad glaoidhe
Do m' ghaol sa, "Na Tuhiichean."
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Early Gaelic Book Collections > J. F. Campbell Collection > Gaelic songster > (141) |
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Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/79343465 |
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Description | Volumes from a collection of 610 books rich in Highland folklore, Ossianic literature and other Celtic subjects. Many of the books annotated by John Francis Campbell of Islay, who assembled the collection. |
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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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