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GACH TINNEAS ACH GAOL.
EILEAN A CHEO.*
Ged tha mo cheann air liatliadli,
Le diachainnean ’us bron,
’Us grian mo lethchiad bliadhna
Air ciaradh fo na neoil,
Tha m’aigne air an lionadh
Le iarrtas tha ro mhor
A dh’fhaicinn Eilean Sgiathaeh
Nan siantanan ’s a cheo.
Ach co aig am bheil cluasan
No cridii tha gluasad bed,
Nach seinneadh learn an duan so
Mu ’n truaighe ’thainig oirnn!
Na miltean a chaidh fhuadach
Thar chuain gun chuid’s gun choir,
Tha miann an eridh ’s an smuaintean
Air Eilean uain’ a’ ched.
An tir ’san robh na fiurain
’S gach ciiis a sheas an coir—
Co e nach d’ thugadh gnuis daibh
’Us cliu ’sna h-uile doigh!
Oir cha robh ’leud a ghrimnd
Air a chunntas ’san Roinn-Edrp
Thog urad riamh a dhiulnaich
Ri Eilean ciibhr’ a’ ched.
Nis, cuimhnichibh ur cruadal,
’Us cumaibh suas ur strdil;
Gu ’n teid an roth mu ’n cuairt duibh
Le neart ’us cruas nan dorn;
Gu’m hi bhur crodh air buailtean
’S gach tuathanach air ddigh;
’S na Sas’nnaich air am fuadach
A Eilean uain’ a’ ched.
Tha c'drr’s da fhichead bliadhna
Bho ’n thriall mi uait gam’ dhedin,
’S a chuir mi sios mo lion
Ann am miadhon baile mhdir;
’Us ged a fhuair mi iasgair
A lion mo thigh le stdr,
Bu chuimhneachail mi riamh ort
’S bu mhiann learn bhi ’nad choir.
* Most of these songs are exceedingly well arranged in Mr. Henry
Whytes “Celtic Lyre” with about the best translations I have seen.
K N. M. 1
EILEAN A CHEO.*
Ged tha mo cheann air liatliadli,
Le diachainnean ’us bron,
’Us grian mo lethchiad bliadhna
Air ciaradh fo na neoil,
Tha m’aigne air an lionadh
Le iarrtas tha ro mhor
A dh’fhaicinn Eilean Sgiathaeh
Nan siantanan ’s a cheo.
Ach co aig am bheil cluasan
No cridii tha gluasad bed,
Nach seinneadh learn an duan so
Mu ’n truaighe ’thainig oirnn!
Na miltean a chaidh fhuadach
Thar chuain gun chuid’s gun choir,
Tha miann an eridh ’s an smuaintean
Air Eilean uain’ a’ ched.
An tir ’san robh na fiurain
’S gach ciiis a sheas an coir—
Co e nach d’ thugadh gnuis daibh
’Us cliu ’sna h-uile doigh!
Oir cha robh ’leud a ghrimnd
Air a chunntas ’san Roinn-Edrp
Thog urad riamh a dhiulnaich
Ri Eilean ciibhr’ a’ ched.
Nis, cuimhnichibh ur cruadal,
’Us cumaibh suas ur strdil;
Gu ’n teid an roth mu ’n cuairt duibh
Le neart ’us cruas nan dorn;
Gu’m hi bhur crodh air buailtean
’S gach tuathanach air ddigh;
’S na Sas’nnaich air am fuadach
A Eilean uain’ a’ ched.
Tha c'drr’s da fhichead bliadhna
Bho ’n thriall mi uait gam’ dhedin,
’S a chuir mi sios mo lion
Ann am miadhon baile mhdir;
’Us ged a fhuair mi iasgair
A lion mo thigh le stdr,
Bu chuimhneachail mi riamh ort
’S bu mhiann learn bhi ’nad choir.
* Most of these songs are exceedingly well arranged in Mr. Henry
Whytes “Celtic Lyre” with about the best translations I have seen.
K N. M. 1
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Description | Scottish songs and music of the 18th and early 19th centuries, including music for the Highland bagpipe.There are more than 330 publications contained in about 320 selected from the collection of John Glen (1833-1904). Also available are a few manuscripts, some treatises, and other books on the subject. |
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Description | Over 400 volumes from three internationally renowned special collections of printed music. The Glen Collection and the Inglis Collection represent excellent archives of 18th-19th century Scottish music, including Scottish songs. The Hopkinson Verdi Collection contains contemporary and later editions of the works of Verdi, collected by bibliographer Cecil Hopkinson. |
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