Hew Morrison Collection > Poems and songs of John MacCodrum, Archibald MacDonald, and some of the minor Uist bards
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Mu 'n fhine phriseil
Bu mhisneachd righ sibh,
An am dol sios duibh
Sibh cruinn 's a' champ,
'S a sheasadh làidir
Ri aodann Spàintich,
'S nach traoight' 'ur n-àrdan
Gun bhàs nan Gall.
Gur bochd an sgàthan
Bhi triall 'g 'ur n-àrdaich,
Gun ann ach fàsach
'Us làrach lorn,
Na tighean maiseach
Am biodh am pailteas,
An deigh an sgapadh
Gun chloich, gun chrann.
Far 'm biodh a' choisir
Gu miurneach, ceòlmhor,
'S na tighean mora
Bu bhòidheach greann ;
Bi comhlan iir ann
A danns' air iirlar,
A' lionadh bùla*
'S su 'n chumhn' air dram.
* " Bula " is probably a corruption of the Eiig-li
and refers to the old-fashioned punch-bowl.
Mu 'n fhine phriseil
Bu mhisneachd righ sibh,
An am dol sios duibh
Sibh cruinn 's a' champ,
'S a sheasadh làidir
Ri aodann Spàintich,
'S nach traoight' 'ur n-àrdan
Gun bhàs nan Gall.
Gur bochd an sgàthan
Bhi triall 'g 'ur n-àrdaich,
Gun ann ach fàsach
'Us làrach lorn,
Na tighean maiseach
Am biodh am pailteas,
An deigh an sgapadh
Gun chloich, gun chrann.
Far 'm biodh a' choisir
Gu miurneach, ceòlmhor,
'S na tighean mora
Bu bhòidheach greann ;
Bi comhlan iir ann
A danns' air iirlar,
A' lionadh bùla*
'S su 'n chumhn' air dram.
* " Bula " is probably a corruption of the Eiig-li
and refers to the old-fashioned punch-bowl.
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Hew Morrison Collection > Poems and songs of John MacCodrum, Archibald MacDonald, and some of the minor Uist bards > (124) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/81341251 |
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| Description | Edited with introductions and notes by Archibald MacDonald. The Uist Collection. |
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| Shelfmark | H.M.118 |
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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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