Hew Morrison Collection > Poems and songs of John MacCodrum, Archibald MacDonald, and some of the minor Uist bards
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Gun do cheilearachd bhoidheach,
Cha bhi solas 'na measg.
Nam H All).
Ge b' e thionnsgainn an aimhlisg,
'S olc an grunnd bha 'na eanchainn^
'S mòr a dhiiisg e de dh-argamaid,
'S de dhroch sheanchas ma'ris.
Dheilbh e misg agus daorach,
Rinn e breisleach 's an t-saoghal ;
B' fheàrr nach beirte' gu aois e
Ach bàs na naoidheachan beag.
Dhiiisg e trioblaid 'us còmhstri,
Rùisg e biodaig an dòrnaibh,
Chuir e *peabar 's an deamhnachd
Nuair a thòisich a' mhisg.
Cha chilis buinig ri leanmhuinn,
Ach cuis guil agus falmachd
'S a chaoidh cha 'n urr' thu 'g a sheanchas,.
Cia mar dh' fhalbh do chuid leis.
* Intensified devilry, i.e. peppered it !
Gun do cheilearachd bhoidheach,
Cha bhi solas 'na measg.
Nam H All).
Ge b' e thionnsgainn an aimhlisg,
'S olc an grunnd bha 'na eanchainn^
'S mòr a dhiiisg e de dh-argamaid,
'S de dhroch sheanchas ma'ris.
Dheilbh e misg agus daorach,
Rinn e breisleach 's an t-saoghal ;
B' fheàrr nach beirte' gu aois e
Ach bàs na naoidheachan beag.
Dhiiisg e trioblaid 'us còmhstri,
Rùisg e biodaig an dòrnaibh,
Chuir e *peabar 's an deamhnachd
Nuair a thòisich a' mhisg.
Cha chilis buinig ri leanmhuinn,
Ach cuis guil agus falmachd
'S a chaoidh cha 'n urr' thu 'g a sheanchas,.
Cia mar dh' fhalbh do chuid leis.
* Intensified devilry, i.e. peppered it !
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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 > (147) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/81341527 |
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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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