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158 The Highland Monthly
Gun fheum a thoirt bho dhamh no dhuine
No neach a dh'orduich Moire,
Gun chartadh tighe, gun bhuain,
Gun athadh, gun mhuilionn,
Gun iomradh airm, gun iasgaireachd,
Gun a dhol a mach dha 'n t-seilg
No shnaigheadh dheilgnean Di-domhnuich.
Ge b' e chumadh an Domhnach
Bu chomhnard dha-san, 's bu bhuan,
Bho dhol fodha na greine Di-sathuirn
Gus an eireadh i Di-luan,
Gheibheadh e fiach ga chionn
'S bhiodh toradh an deigh nan crann,
lasg air amhuinn fior-ghlan saile,
Uisg' an Domhnuich blath mar mhil
Ge b' e dh' oladh e mar dhibh
Gheibheadh e slainte gun chron
As gach galar a bhiodh air.
Gal an Domhnuich gun robh luath,
Bean ga dianamh ri an-uair,
Guileamaid moch Di-luain,
'S na guileamaid idir Di-domhnuich.
Aig tra-nona Di-luain
Eiridh am fiadh gu ro-luath
'S airson an dile muigh
Greis a thoirt a sgeula mu chumraidh ^
Gun eisdeachd ri glaodhraich nan Gall
No ri sgeilearachd coitchionnach.
Ach gart a ghleidheadh air cnoc ard
'S lighich 'thoirt gu galar garg,
Is bo a thoirt gu tarbli treun
Fada no fagiis giin robh cJieum,
'S eathar a ligeadh fo breid-siuil
Gu tir a duthcha bho h-aineol.
'S ge b' e mheomhraicheadh mo dhuan
'S a ghabhadh i gach oidhch' dha shluagh
Bhiodh rath Mhicheil air a cheann
'S a chaoidh cha 'n fhaiceadh e Ifrinn.
In this ode we have a rule of conduct as regards the Sabbath—
general directions as to what we are not to do, and
a list of what may be called " works of necessity and
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