Blair Collection > Sar-obair nam bard gaelach, or, The beauties of Gaelic poetry, and lives of the Highland bards

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SAK-OBAia NAM BAKD GAELACH.
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Cha mharbh thu urrad ri each,
Gc leathan laidir niogur thu ;
'S t-.iirm (^ha diaii a bheag a stli,
Mur sgriobar clàr, na praise leo.
Thugaibh, ^c.
Note Dr M'Leod, the subject of this song, was a native
of St. Kilda. He was sometime abroad as surgeon to a
Highland regiment, and on his return home he used to go
about in las full uniform. In which the poet thought he
made rather an odd tigure.
BANAIS CHIOSTAL-ODHAIR.
A bhanais a bha'n CiostaUodhary
Ann an Ciostal-odhar, odharj
A bhanais a bha'n CiosiaLodhar,
Cha robh othail choir oirre /
TuAiNiG fear a staigh ga'in ghriobadh,
Dh-iiiuse gu'n tainig am pigidh,
Diuaras hottil lionadh slige,
1ÌI1 bliiiin glig a's cronan.
A bhanais, l^c.
Thainig fear a nuas le mi-mbodh,
Gu e-fein a chuir an ire,
TbJ'isich e air bleith nan inean,
Gu nii-fhin a sgrljbadh.
A bhanais, ^c.
Aeh labhair mise gu fìadhaich :— -
" Mas e ini-stath tha thu 'g iarraidh,
Gur dòcha gu'n cuir nii'n fhiacail,
Air iochdar do sgòrnain ! "
A bhanais^ ^c.
Smaointich mi eirìdh ''n-am sheasamh,
On bii ghn'i leam a bhi 'g eadradh,
OIc na dheigh gu'n d'rinn mi ' leagadh,
'S bliuail mi breab san tòin air.
A bhajiaisj ^c.
'Nuair a chaidh na fir gu riasladh,
Gu'n robh ceathrar dhiu sa ghriosaich ;
Am fear bu laige bha e'a iochdar,
'S thug iad mirean bt»'> as.
A bhanaiSy ^c.
'Nuair a thoisich iad air buillean,
Cha robh mt-fhin a' cur cuir dhiomt
Gus na mhùìgh iad air mo mhuinneal,
'S air duileasg mo shròine.
A bhanais, Sec.
An sin 'nuair a dh' eirich an trìohhiid,
Thainig iad far an robh mise,
Thog iad mi mach tliun na sìtig',
Theah gu*n ithte beò mi.
A bhanais, cjc.
Thug iad a mach thun nan raointean,
Mar gun reachadh cù ri caoirich,
*S am fear nach do sgròb Ìad aodann,
liha aodach ga shroiceadh.
A bhanais, cjc.
'Nuair thoisich iad air a chèile,
Stradadh na fal' anns na speuran ;
Bha 'mis' an .'lite gan eisdeachd,
*S gun b' eibhinn an spòrs iad,
A bhanais, Sfc,
Bhuail iad air a cheile chnagadh,
Leig iad air a chuile shadadh,
Shin iad air aithris na braide,
'S air cagnadh nan òrdag.
A bhanais, ^c.
Fear ri caoineadh, fear ri aighear.
Fear na sheasamh, fear na laidhe,
Fear a pògadh bean-an-taighe,
Fear a gabhail òrain!
A bhanais, cjc.
Cha robh ann ach beagan dibhe,
Leig iad a dh-iunnsaidh an cridhe,
Bha fear a's fear aca rithist,
Gun bhruidhinn gun chùmhradh.
A bhanais, Sec.
Sin 'nuair a labhair am fidlileir: —
« Chuir sibh mo phuirt feadh na fldhle;
'S mis am fear gu'n tig an dilinn,
Nach toir sgriob air ceòl duibh."
A bhanais, (5['c.