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Es' ag iarraidh a cairdee.s,
'S ise 's nair' le' a dhiultadh.
Horò, liii-ill, borò !
Es' ag iarraidh a cairdeas,
'S ise 's nair' le' a dhiultadli ;
'S ged a laidlieadh iad le chèile,
Clia chiiir a chleir orra curam.
Horò, hu.ill, horo !
Ged a laidlieadh iad le chèile,
Cha cliuir a clileir orra curam ;
Cha teid iad gu seisean,
'S clia 'n fliaicear ag cnirt iad.
Horò, hu-ill, horo !
Clia teid iad gu seisean,
'S cha 'n fliaicear ag cuirt iad ;
Clia teid e 'n tigli-osda,
Clia mhatli a chòrdas an lionn ris.
Horò, liu.iU, liorù !
Cha teid e 'n tigli-osda,
ll'lia mliath a chòrdas an lionn ris ;
'S clia 'n fliearr tliig an drama,
Kis a' stamac is cnbliraidh.
Horo, Im-ill, liùro !
Cha 'n fhearr thig an drama,
E-is a' stamac is cubhraidh ;
'S mor gur h-auns' leis am fior-uisg,
Thig o iochdar nan dhith-chrcag.
Horo, hu-ill, lioro !
'S mor gur h-anns' leis am fior-uisg,
Thig o ioehdar nan dluth-chreag ;
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Filidh Gaidhealach, or, The Highland minstrel
DescriptionA collection of the most popular ancient and modern songs of the Gael of Scotland.
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Hew Morrison Collection
DescriptionA 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.
Early Gaelic Book Collections
DescriptionSelected 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.