Hew Morrison Collection > Filidh Gaidhealach, or, The Highland minstrel

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OR AN DUCHA.
LEIS AN DUIN UASAL CHANDA^
LUINNEAG.
O tlieid sinn, tlieid sinn, le siigart agns aoidli,
O tlieid sinn, tlieid sinn, gii deonacL,
O theid sinn, tlieid sinn, thairis air an t-Sruidh,
Gu niuinntir ar daimli, 'lis ar n-eolais.
Ged blia sinn blianntain fada, fada, bliuath,
A'ni Baile-Clilnaidli' a cbonaidh,
Tamiil beag gii-n treig sinn, ar gairni 'sa nis gu-n
A dli'flmotainn an gradh 'us an cora. [teid sinn,,
O theid sinn, tlieid sinn, &c.
Gii-n toir sinn ciiairt, ritliist do-n taobli-tuàtli.
Us tlieid sinn riiaig do Dhornach,
'S chi sinn Droit- an-agl\, 's fa comliar air gach taobhy
Caistealan 'us paircean 'us lointean
O tlieid sinn, tlieid sinn, &c.
Chi sinn an Caol, air am faca sinn le gaoith,
Eataichean aotrom a seoladh
Chi sinn na beanntan, a glileidhcadh sneaclid san
Is chl sinn na h-fibhnaichean boi'ach [t-sàmhradh,
O theid sinn, theid sinn, &c.
Chi sinn na glinn, anns an d'rugadh sinn ;
*S' bu ghna leinn bhi aotrom, gorach,
'S chi sinn na coilltean, le aighear 'us toil-inntinn.
'S bu ghna leinn bhi cluinntinn nan smeorach
O theid sinn, theid sinn, &c.
S' chi sinn na cluain air am bitheadh laoigh 's uain
Hi mire gun ghruaim anns an og-mhios,
'S chi sinn na h-aonaich air ani nealtradh na caoraich
O'n d'fhuair sinn sàr aodaichean còmhdaich,
O theid sinn, theid sinn, &c.