Hew Morrison Collection > Poems and songs of John MacCodrum, Archibald MacDonald, and some of the minor Uist bards
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O "n si 'n fhirinn a 1)" thearr leat,
'S o'n 's i 'n acfhuinn a ghnàthaich thu riaiiih,
Mheud 's a fhuair mi dhe d' choiread
Ann an comain an eòlais nach b" fhiach,
Xi mi "n urrads" a" d" chòmhnadh
Fhad "s is urrainn do m" chota "i^a dhiol.
(iheil)hte sud am beul feasgair
Ann a" d' fhàrdaich-sa beadradh us miiirn :
Biiird mhòra 'gan leagadh,
'Us an àirneis bu deis' os an cionn :
Bhiodh na deochanna brasa
"G am brosnacha seachad air thus,
Anns na cupanna breaca ;
'Us fir oga 'g an aiseag gu dliith.
(ihdibhte" sud ann a' d' fhàrdaich
Ceòl fidhr agus dàna "cur leis ;
Tigh nan uinneagan clàraidh,
Far am faigheadh na h-àraidhean meas :
Dhòmhsa b' fhurasda ràidhtinn
Gu 'm b' e sud mo cheol gàire car greis,
( "ha bhiodh cuideachd mar dhàimh ort,
Bhiodh tu fein "na' d" chcòl-gàire 'nam mc-asg.
"S mor do bhiùthas aig Gallaibh
'N uair a bhiodh iad air allaban cian,
Meud do mhiiirn 'n a' do bhaile,
'S cha bu chiiirt leat bhi malairt am bidh :
O "n si 'n fhirinn a 1)" thearr leat,
'S o'n 's i 'n acfhuinn a ghnàthaich thu riaiiih,
Mheud 's a fhuair mi dhe d' choiread
Ann an comain an eòlais nach b" fhiach,
Xi mi "n urrads" a" d" chòmhnadh
Fhad "s is urrainn do m" chota "i^a dhiol.
(iheil)hte sud am beul feasgair
Ann a" d' fhàrdaich-sa beadradh us miiirn :
Biiird mhòra 'gan leagadh,
'Us an àirneis bu deis' os an cionn :
Bhiodh na deochanna brasa
"G am brosnacha seachad air thus,
Anns na cupanna breaca ;
'Us fir oga 'g an aiseag gu dliith.
(ihdibhte" sud ann a' d' fhàrdaich
Ceòl fidhr agus dàna "cur leis ;
Tigh nan uinneagan clàraidh,
Far am faigheadh na h-àraidhean meas :
Dhòmhsa b' fhurasda ràidhtinn
Gu 'm b' e sud mo cheol gàire car greis,
( "ha bhiodh cuideachd mar dhàimh ort,
Bhiodh tu fein "na' d" chcòl-gàire 'nam mc-asg.
"S mor do bhiùthas aig Gallaibh
'N uair a bhiodh iad air allaban cian,
Meud do mhiiirn 'n a' do bhaile,
'S cha bu chiiirt leat bhi malairt am bidh :
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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 > (223) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/81342439 |
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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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