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A GHLINN UD SHIOS,
By Dr M'Lachlan, Eahoy.
A ghlinn ud shios, a ghlinn ud sliios,
Gur trom an diugli mo shuil,
A' dearcadh air do lagain aigh
4 Mar b' abhaist doibh o thiis.
Tlia do choillteau fathasd dosrach, ard,
'S gacli sithein aillidh, uain' ;
'S fuaim an lub-uillt nuas o d' fhrith'
8 'N a sliuain-clieol sitli am cbluais.
Tha 'n sprcidh ag ionaltradh air do mhagh,
Na caoraich air an raon :
Tha 'churra 'g iasgach air do thraigli,
12 'S an fhaoilean air a' chaol.
Analysis.
1. The whole line is vocative, and has no governing
value.
2. Gur (is) trom mo shuil an diugh.
3. The whole line is adjective phrase to mo shuil.
4. This line is adjective clause to lagain.
7. The whole line is Subject enlarged.
Parsing.
3. Aigh is a noun genitive of adjective value.
4. The verb governs the ace. abhaist with the dat.
doibh.
8. Note the idiom, lit. in its sleep-music of peace.
12. ^' is the article, not the possessive aLdo.