The book Arran; - Cook Clan

GAELIC SONGS OF ARRAN 315
Thy heather so bunchy and fragrant
With honey in drops on each head,
Ripe nuts and in clusters
Bending the hazel branches.
Maebh-Rann 1
Chaidh an Comunn, chaidh an Comunn, chaidh an Comunn air chul,
'S gur coma gach comunn ach an comunn bhios fior,
Chaidh an comunn o cheile, dh'fhag sud deurach mo shuil,
'S gu 'm b'e luinnsearachd Sheumais bu neo-aoibhneach dhuinn.
B'e do thurus gu He 's a' mhios roimh 'n a' Mhairt
Dh'fhag muladach m'inntinn o nach till thu gu brath,
O 'n a thug iad thu thairis gu eilean Da-bharr,
Is d' fhagail air cladach mar bhradan air traigh.
'Se Seumas MacDhaidhidh a chreach sinn gu brath,
O 'n a thug e thu thairis gu eilean Da-bharr,
'S o nach tilleadh e dhachaidh agus aithris mar bha,
Bhiodh na ciadan gun mhailis ^ a mach mu do bhas.
Bha thu foinnidh, deas, direach, 's bu rioghail do chainnt,
Bha do thlachd anns an fhirinn, 's do mhi-thlachd 's a' cheilg,
D' fhalt buidhe 's e amlagach, bachlagach, clann,
Suil bu ghuirme bha daite gle mheallach 'n ad cheann.
'S iomadh ban-tighearn riomhach le siod agus srol,
Eadar Arainn 'us He 'us Cinntire nam b(5,
•A bheireadh an saoghal 's d' fhaotainn-sa beo,
'S iad uile gle thursach o 'n a chaochail thu 6g.
Tha d'athair 's do mhathair gach la 's iad fo ghruaim.
Gun ni air an t-saoghal a ni' challdach so suas,
Gus an ruig iad an t-aite 's am fograr gach gruaim,
Far nach inntir deur sarach gu brath air an gruaidh,
' The above verses were composed on the death of a young Arran gentleman who
was drowned in Campbeltown loch about the beginning- of the nineteenth century. It
was suspected that he was thrown overboard by the captain of a cutter in which he
happened to be at the time, in order to obtain possession of the unfortunate man's
sister, who also was on board. Cf. p. 112. ^ Delay.