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

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SAR-OBAIR NAM BARU GAELACU.
'S truagli nach robli ini 's mo Mhiiiri bhòidheacb,
Aim an gleannaii faoiii a's ceo air —
'S ged bu righ mi ^ an Roiuii-Eòrpa,
Clia'n iarrainn pug ach bhu Mhari bhòidbeich.
A Mhari bhoidheoih, cjc.
Acli cliitear feidti air sgeitb 's na' speuran,
'S chithear iasg air aird nan sleithean,
Cbithear sneachda dubll air glieiigan,
Mu'm faicear caocliladli tig'n air mo speis dhuti
A Alhairi bhoidheach^ ^c^
O Mhari ! — lughdaich thu mo chiall domb,
'I'ha mo chridh' le do gliaol air lionadh ;
Tha gach la dhomh clio fad ri bliadhna,
Mur faic mi t^aodainn a ta mar ghrian domb.
A Miiuri biioidhcach ^ c^c.
Do sbuilean meallacb fo d' i)
Uu bhilean tana air dbatb n
Slios mar chanach an gleam:
'^ do ghruaidh mar cbaoran
A Alhari bhoidiieach, ^'c.
ibala bhoidheich,
nòintich,
eith nani
[bhe
Fbir a sbiubblas tbar tbonnan uaibhreach,
A dh'ionnsaidh Innseachan cian nan cuaintcan,
1 boir gaub siod, agus ni tba luacb-mbor,
J31i'ionnsaidb Màiria rinn mo bhuaireadh.
A Mhari bhoidheach^ i^c,
Eoiri ! a's moicbe a theiti air sgiathan,
'S a dbireas suas ann an aird na h-iàrmailt,
Ka bitbeadh latba tbig fad na bhiiadbna,
*S nacb seirin sibh ceol d'a mo Mhàirì cbiataich.
A Mhari bìioidheach^ ^c.
Ach cha dean Eala air slios nam mor-thonn,
Cba dean smeòrach am badan bòidbeach,
Cha dean gach inneal ciùil acb crònan,
'Nuair a sbeinneas mo Mbàiri bbòidbeach.
A Mhari bhoidheach^ <^c.
Ge do bbi mi gii tCisacb cianail,
'S mi le ciiram air mo lionadh,
Ni do ghnClis-sa tba mar a gbrian domh,
Mo chridhe sunntach 'nuair tbig thu m'fhianais.
A Mhari bhoidheach^ ^'c.
Gu mo sUn do mo Mbàiri bbòidbeicb,
Ge b'e àite 's am bi i còmbnuidb,
'S e mo dhùracbd-sa 'm fad 's a's beò mi,
Gu'ra bi gach solas aig M'liri bbtiidheich.
A Mhari bhoidhmch, ijc.
M)/e.— This song was coiripospd by a schoolmaster in
North Uist, who fell in love witli one of the daughters
of a family in which he was tutiir ; and his attachment to
her preyed so heavily on his mind, that he sunk under it,
and was consigned to a preutature grave.
AN NIGHEAN BHUIDII lillAN.
LE DOMHXULI. MAC-AONGHAIS
LL'IXNEAG.
Mo niglican bhuV bhàn nafalbhadh tu Icam^
Mo niijliean bhiti' Ihmi nafalbhadh ta learn,
Mo nighcan bhui' bhàn nafalbhadh tu hum,
GiCii ceannaiclteinn gun de'n t-shioda dhut,
NiGHEAN bbàn tb'air cnoc a mburain,
Uba'n tug mi mo gbaol o'n uiridh,
B'annsa learn na or na cruinne
'Cbuilein tbu bbi' sinte rium.
Mo nigitean bhui bhàn, ^c.
'S furasd dhomh-sa' gbruagach t-àireamb,
Do chul dualacb, cuacbacb, fàineach,
Gruaidh tbana, dhearg, a's glan' deàrsadh ;
'S fait mar hbarr nan ditbean ort.
Mo niglican bhui bhàn, <^c.
Tba tbu gu ro bhòidheach taitneach,
Foghainteach, deas, ann am pearsa,
Cba 'n urra' mi cbiall 's a thasgaidb,
Trian dhetb do thlacbd innseadh dhut.
Mo nigltean bhui bhmi, ^c.
'S mall do rosg, 's gur glan do leiisinn,
Suil gborm, mar dbearcag an t-sblcibhe.
Mala cbaol a's caoine reidbe,
Cba bu bhreug acb firinn sud.
Alo nighean bhui' blum, ^c,
Calpa ban nach iarr an gartan,
Troigh sbocracb nacb docbunn faichc,
'S e mbeudaicb cho mòr mo tblacbd dbiot,
Chionns nacb faicte mi-gbean ort.
Mo nighcan bltui^ hhàn, ^-c.
Beul is binne sheinneas òrain,
Minis, blasda, socair, cùmhnard,
Gu fonnor, farasd, ro dboigheil,
Cba bbi sgòd ri' inns' oirre.
Mo nighcan bhui' bhàn, S(c.
Anna ged' nach eil mi stocail,
Cba 'n i'n t-shnàtbad mo cbiird cbosnaidb,
Dbeannain aran eorna 's corca
Mar ris an dhrocb sbide dhut.
Mo nighean bhui' bhàu, i^r.
Ma ni thu mar a tha thu labhairt,
'S gu'[i cum tbu rium-sa do gbealladb,
So mo lamb gur mi do leannan,
'S nacb bi ba-Iaocb s'lnte riut.
;i/o nighean bhui' bhàn, i/c.