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DONNACHADH BAN.
263
Na h-eich bhearcasach, chalma,
Bhiodh garbli, cumachdail,
Is iad gu h-anmadail, nieamnach,
Le 'm falbh gurilleumach.
Cruidheach, dlù-thairgneach,
Mcar, aineasach, fuasgailteach,
Ceannardach, cluas-bhioracli,
Uallach gu leoir.
B'e do roghainn a dh'armachd,
An targaid chruinn i\r,
Gu meanbh-bhallach dlù,
Buidh' tairgneach cruaidh seolt
Is claidheamh chinn airgeid.
Cruaidh, calma, nach li\b,
Lann thana, ghcur-chuil,
Gu daingean a'd dhòrn :
Mar ri dag ullamh, grad,
A bhiodh a snap freasdalach,
Nach biodh stad air a sraid
Aeh bhi 'mach freagarach ;
Fudar cruaidh, sgeilceara,
'M feadan gle dhireach,
A'd lamhan geal, mine,
'S cuileabhar caol, gorm.
Bu cheannard air feachd thu,
An am gaisgidh no feum,
Fhir mhisneachail, threin
A b' fhiosrach 's gach seol ;
A fhuair fòglum, a's fasan.
Is aiteas g'a reir,
Tur paillte le ceill
A' cur aignidh am moid.
An am suidhe na ciiirte,
No dùbladh an t-seisein,
An uchd bearraidh no binne,
S i t-fhirinn a shcasadh :
Deadh theang-fhcar gu dcaspiU,
Bu fhreagarach cainnt,
A bhuidhneadh g;ich geall
'S a chumadh a choir.
'S e do shùgradh bha earailteach,
Ceannalta, suaiic,
An am tional nan uaislean
Mar riut a dh-òl ;
Gu failteachail, furanach,
A cuireadh a suas,
Gach duine de'n t-sluagh,
G'am-buineadh bhi d' choir:
Na diiican bu rimhiche,
A chit' ann am Breatunn,
Is bu chompanach righ thu,
Le firmn 's le teisteas,
Fhir ghreadhnaich bu sheirceile
Sheasadh air bhlàr,
Fo 'n deise bhiodh hm,
Dc lastanan ùir.
'S math thig dhut san fhasan,
An ad a's a ghruag,
Air an deasachadh suas
Am fasan an t-slòigh
Gu camagach, daithte,
Lan chaisreag a's chuach,
Gu bachlach mu'n cuairl,
Le maise ro mhòr :
Tha gach ciai)h mar do mhiann,
Air an sniomh cumachdail,
Fiamh dhonn, torrach, tròm,
Gu'n aon bhonn uireasbhuidh,
Amiagach, cleachdach,
Cruinne cas-bhuidh tlà,
Cho gasda ri barr,
Th' air mac san Roinn-eòrp';
'S i t-aghaidh ghlan, shoilleir,
Bha caoineil ro sùairc,
Caol mhala gun ghruaim,
Suil mheallach bu bhòidhch';
Gnùis àillidh mar chanach,
Bu cheanalta, snuagh,
Min, cannach, do ghruaidh,
Mar bharra nan ros.
Cha 'n 'eil àilleachd air each,
Nach tug pairt urram dhut ;
Foinnidh, iinealla, direach,
Deas fir chumachdail,
Calpa chruinn, cothromach,
Corrach, gu d' shall,
Gun chron ort a' fas,
O mhulach gu broig.
Do smaointeana glice,
Le misnich 's le ceill,
Do thuigse ghlan, gheur,
'S deagh thuileamas beoil;
Gun tuirsneadh, gun bhristeadh.
Gun trioblaid, fo'n ghrein,
A b' fhiosrach mi fein,
Is misd thu bhi b' choir.
'S ioma gibht' a tha 'nis,
Lionmhor trie minig ort,
luil a's fios, mùirn a's mios,
Flùr a' measg finnich thu,
263
Na h-eich bhearcasach, chalma,
Bhiodh garbli, cumachdail,
Is iad gu h-anmadail, nieamnach,
Le 'm falbh gurilleumach.
Cruidheach, dlù-thairgneach,
Mcar, aineasach, fuasgailteach,
Ceannardach, cluas-bhioracli,
Uallach gu leoir.
B'e do roghainn a dh'armachd,
An targaid chruinn i\r,
Gu meanbh-bhallach dlù,
Buidh' tairgneach cruaidh seolt
Is claidheamh chinn airgeid.
Cruaidh, calma, nach li\b,
Lann thana, ghcur-chuil,
Gu daingean a'd dhòrn :
Mar ri dag ullamh, grad,
A bhiodh a snap freasdalach,
Nach biodh stad air a sraid
Aeh bhi 'mach freagarach ;
Fudar cruaidh, sgeilceara,
'M feadan gle dhireach,
A'd lamhan geal, mine,
'S cuileabhar caol, gorm.
Bu cheannard air feachd thu,
An am gaisgidh no feum,
Fhir mhisneachail, threin
A b' fhiosrach 's gach seol ;
A fhuair fòglum, a's fasan.
Is aiteas g'a reir,
Tur paillte le ceill
A' cur aignidh am moid.
An am suidhe na ciiirte,
No dùbladh an t-seisein,
An uchd bearraidh no binne,
S i t-fhirinn a shcasadh :
Deadh theang-fhcar gu dcaspiU,
Bu fhreagarach cainnt,
A bhuidhneadh g;ich geall
'S a chumadh a choir.
'S e do shùgradh bha earailteach,
Ceannalta, suaiic,
An am tional nan uaislean
Mar riut a dh-òl ;
Gu failteachail, furanach,
A cuireadh a suas,
Gach duine de'n t-sluagh,
G'am-buineadh bhi d' choir:
Na diiican bu rimhiche,
A chit' ann am Breatunn,
Is bu chompanach righ thu,
Le firmn 's le teisteas,
Fhir ghreadhnaich bu sheirceile
Sheasadh air bhlàr,
Fo 'n deise bhiodh hm,
Dc lastanan ùir.
'S math thig dhut san fhasan,
An ad a's a ghruag,
Air an deasachadh suas
Am fasan an t-slòigh
Gu camagach, daithte,
Lan chaisreag a's chuach,
Gu bachlach mu'n cuairl,
Le maise ro mhòr :
Tha gach ciai)h mar do mhiann,
Air an sniomh cumachdail,
Fiamh dhonn, torrach, tròm,
Gu'n aon bhonn uireasbhuidh,
Amiagach, cleachdach,
Cruinne cas-bhuidh tlà,
Cho gasda ri barr,
Th' air mac san Roinn-eòrp';
'S i t-aghaidh ghlan, shoilleir,
Bha caoineil ro sùairc,
Caol mhala gun ghruaim,
Suil mheallach bu bhòidhch';
Gnùis àillidh mar chanach,
Bu cheanalta, snuagh,
Min, cannach, do ghruaidh,
Mar bharra nan ros.
Cha 'n 'eil àilleachd air each,
Nach tug pairt urram dhut ;
Foinnidh, iinealla, direach,
Deas fir chumachdail,
Calpa chruinn, cothromach,
Corrach, gu d' shall,
Gun chron ort a' fas,
O mhulach gu broig.
Do smaointeana glice,
Le misnich 's le ceill,
Do thuigse ghlan, gheur,
'S deagh thuileamas beoil;
Gun tuirsneadh, gun bhristeadh.
Gun trioblaid, fo'n ghrein,
A b' fhiosrach mi fein,
Is misd thu bhi b' choir.
'S ioma gibht' a tha 'nis,
Lionmhor trie minig ort,
luil a's fios, mùirn a's mios,
Flùr a' measg finnich thu,
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Description | Items from a collection of 170 volumes relating to Gaelic matters. Mainly philological works in the Celtic and some non-Celtic languages. Some books extensively annotated by Angus Matheson, the first Professor of Celtic at Glasgow University. |
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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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