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CALTHONN IS CAOLMHAL.
Ii
Ri Calthonn coir nan carbad luath. 215
Sheas Calthonn fein fo bhron,
Fo bhron mu Cholmar, a thuit sios,
Colmar glan, a thuit’s e 6g,
Seal mu ’n d’ eirich a chliu fo sgeith.
Cuir suas fonn ciar a’ bhroin, 220
A bhaird tha corr ; tha triath fo luaidh.
Sheas esa fo dharaig mhoir,
Trie a’ tilgeadh air Ion a chruaidh.
Bha rosga caoin Chaoilmhal fo dheoir,
Gu diomhair, ach mdr m’a gruaidh: 225
Chunnaic i bas a h-athar fein,
No tuiteam an trein o Chluai.
Theich oidhche gu bloigh o na speur’ ;
Thuit samhehair is dubhra mu mhagh ;
Bha ’anam ag aomadh dha fein, 230
ladhadh cadail mu threun nan sleagh :
Leth-fhosgladh suile do’n triath,
Toirm Thuaide a* fiaradh m’a chluais :
Gun tuar, ’s a’ luaidh a lota mdr,
Thainig fuatF(3uatHas) Cholmair gu ’leus; 235
Bha ’aomadh thar triath nan tur edrr,
Is mhosgail gann is fann a ghuth.
“ An cadal so do mhac nan sgiath,
Oidhche fo hath, a bhrathair shios ?
Nach d’eirich gu seilge nan sliabh, 240
’Nuair a lean sinn na ciara mu chruaich ?
Cha do dhi-chuimhn’ thu Colmar, a thriath’,
Ach aig iadhadh a’ bhais m’ a ’dige ;
Tha mi gun tuar fo chruaich an loin;
Eireadh Calthonn ; la dg ag eirigh ; 245
Thig Dunthalmo le gniomh neo-chdir.
Ii
Ri Calthonn coir nan carbad luath. 215
Sheas Calthonn fein fo bhron,
Fo bhron mu Cholmar, a thuit sios,
Colmar glan, a thuit’s e 6g,
Seal mu ’n d’ eirich a chliu fo sgeith.
Cuir suas fonn ciar a’ bhroin, 220
A bhaird tha corr ; tha triath fo luaidh.
Sheas esa fo dharaig mhoir,
Trie a’ tilgeadh air Ion a chruaidh.
Bha rosga caoin Chaoilmhal fo dheoir,
Gu diomhair, ach mdr m’a gruaidh: 225
Chunnaic i bas a h-athar fein,
No tuiteam an trein o Chluai.
Theich oidhche gu bloigh o na speur’ ;
Thuit samhehair is dubhra mu mhagh ;
Bha ’anam ag aomadh dha fein, 230
ladhadh cadail mu threun nan sleagh :
Leth-fhosgladh suile do’n triath,
Toirm Thuaide a* fiaradh m’a chluais :
Gun tuar, ’s a’ luaidh a lota mdr,
Thainig fuatF(3uatHas) Cholmair gu ’leus; 235
Bha ’aomadh thar triath nan tur edrr,
Is mhosgail gann is fann a ghuth.
“ An cadal so do mhac nan sgiath,
Oidhche fo hath, a bhrathair shios ?
Nach d’eirich gu seilge nan sliabh, 240
’Nuair a lean sinn na ciara mu chruaich ?
Cha do dhi-chuimhn’ thu Colmar, a thriath’,
Ach aig iadhadh a’ bhais m’ a ’dige ;
Tha mi gun tuar fo chruaich an loin;
Eireadh Calthonn ; la dg ag eirigh ; 245
Thig Dunthalmo le gniomh neo-chdir.
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Rare items in Gaelic > Books and other items printed in Gaelic from 1801 to 1840 > Dàna Oisein mhic Fhinn > (208) |
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Description | Out-of-copyright books printed in Gaelic between 1631 and 1900. Also some pamphlets and chapbooks. Includes poetry and songs, religious books such as catechisms and hymns, and different editions of the Bible and the Psalms. Also includes the second book ever published in Gaelic in 1631. |
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