Hew Morrison Collection > Poems and songs of John MacCodrum, Archibald MacDonald, and some of the minor Uist bards
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'Nis o'n 's buanna ro dhaor thu,
Tha ri buaireadh nan daoine,
Dol mu 'n cuairt air an t-saoghal,
Chum 'na dh' fhaodas tu ghoid.
Fear ri aithricheas mor thu ;
Fear ri carraid, 's ri còmhstri ;
Fear ri geallam 's cha tòram ;
Thug sud leonadh do d' mheas.
Ni thu 'm poitear 'na striopaich,
'S ni thu striopach na phòitear ;
'S iomadh mile droch codhail,
A tha 'n tòir air a' mhisg.
Caraid.
Ge b' e thionnsgainn, no dh' inndrig,
Air an iunnstramaid rioghail
'S duine grunndail 'na inntinn,
Bha gu h-innleachdach gUc.
Thug bho aobhar gu siol e ;
Thug bho bhraich gu ni 's brìgheil';
Thug a prais 'na cheo Hath e,
Mach troimh chliath nan lub trie.
Thug a buideal gu stop e,
Rinn e 'n t-susbainte comhlath,
Thogadh sligeachan reòta
Far, fir bhreòite gun sgrid.
An donus coinneamh no codhail
No eireachdas mòr-shluaigh,
'Nis o'n 's buanna ro dhaor thu,
Tha ri buaireadh nan daoine,
Dol mu 'n cuairt air an t-saoghal,
Chum 'na dh' fhaodas tu ghoid.
Fear ri aithricheas mor thu ;
Fear ri carraid, 's ri còmhstri ;
Fear ri geallam 's cha tòram ;
Thug sud leonadh do d' mheas.
Ni thu 'm poitear 'na striopaich,
'S ni thu striopach na phòitear ;
'S iomadh mile droch codhail,
A tha 'n tòir air a' mhisg.
Caraid.
Ge b' e thionnsgainn, no dh' inndrig,
Air an iunnstramaid rioghail
'S duine grunndail 'na inntinn,
Bha gu h-innleachdach gUc.
Thug bho aobhar gu siol e ;
Thug bho bhraich gu ni 's brìgheil';
Thug a prais 'na cheo Hath e,
Mach troimh chliath nan lub trie.
Thug a buideal gu stop e,
Rinn e 'n t-susbainte comhlath,
Thogadh sligeachan reòta
Far, fir bhreòite gun sgrid.
An donus coinneamh no codhail
No eireachdas mòr-shluaigh,
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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 > (146) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/81341515 |
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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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