The Highland monthly - National Library of Scotland

Snatches of Song. 567
Dh' fhag mi 'm Baideanach thu,
Measg nan Gaidheal thuair cHu,
Fir a' Bhraighe chaidh learn chuir uir ort.
Ged a bha mi leam fliin,
Cha robh cairdean am dhith,
'N am togail 'na' ctiill air ghiulan.
'N ciste ghiuthais chinn chaoil,
An deis a dubhadh bho 'n t-saor,
Chunnacas thairis bhi taomadh uir ort.
Ach tha mise 'do dheigh,
Mar bha Oisean 's na Feinn,
Gabhal an rathaid 's cha leir dhomh taobh dhe.
Bha fuil a' sruthadh bho 'd bheul,
Nach gabhadh caisg ach sior leum,
'S i bhi tighinn bho 'd chleith na bruchdan.
Ach, fhir a stiuireas a' ghrian,
Bho 'toiseach gu 'crioch,
Glac anam fo sgiath do churaim,
Mr John Macdonald, the well-ki.own tacksman of
Garvamore, popularly designated, according to the custom
of the country, as Iain Ban a' Gharbha, died in 1830, and
has been commemorated in more than one elegy. That
hereinafter set forth, was composed by his old and fast
friend, Captain Macpherson, Biallid. Both these tacksmen
were esteemed in their day as among the best of country-
men ;
and it is pleasant to observe that their descendants
are represented in the county, in the persons of Mr and
Mrs Macpherson of Corriemon\'.
A Righ !
gur diomain an saoghal,
'S ioma mealladh a's faoineis a th' ann •
Mar neul 's e 'caochladh,
Theid fhuadach 's a sgaoileadh 'na dheann.
Mar cheathach an aonaich.
Air a sgapadh le gaoith bharr nam beann,
'S ionann sin a's clann-daoine.
Gun fhios thig an t-aog aig gach am.
Fhuair mi sgeula, 's bu shearbh e,
Chaidh mo leirsinn gu h-anmhunnachd le bron,
Gu-n d' eug Fear a' Gharbha,
Mo chreach-leir tha e dearbhta "\x leoir.