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698 1 he Highland Monthly.
The whole of this song appears in Gael vol. VI., 280,
set to music in both notations. Lachlan Macbean gives a
translation of it iu his Songs and Hymns of the Scottish
Highlands.
lAIX PEUTAN.
Iain Peutan was one of the Beatons from Harlosh, in
the parish of Duirinish. His song to Nighean Thearlaich
Oig an Sgalpa an t-Stratha is very good. I shall quote
the last two verses of it :
—
'S tu reula nan oighean,
'S tu 's boidhche na each,
'S tu 'n c mach, 's tu 'n neoinean,
'S tu 'n t-sobhrach fo bhlath ;
'S tu 'n coimeasg 'tha or-bhuidh',
'S tu 'n ros 'th' air dhreach la ;
'Chur an aithghearr an sgeoil so,
'S tu 'n t-Seonaid gheal thlath.
'Si mo chomhairle fein dhuit,
'S na treig i gu beachd,
Ma 's a h-aill leat gu 'm buannaich
'S gun cnuasaich thu 'n sgeap,
Theirig timchioll na geige
'S na glac eislean 'ad bheachd,
Ach a chaoidh na cuir duil
Ann sa chraoibh nach lub leat.
LACHUNN MAC THEARLAICH OIG.
What we know of Lachlan Mackinnon's songs, and
many of them, we believe, are lost for ever, compels us to
give him a very high place among the Gaelic bards. He
was born in the parish of Strath in the year 1665. He was
son of Tearlach Og, son of Charles Mackinnon, a near
relative of Mackinnon of Strath. His mother was Mary
Macleod, daughter of John Macleod, of Drynoch. His
parents- being in good circumstances, engaged a tutor for
their family. Lachlan shewed such proficiency and
aptitude, that, at the age of sixteen, he was sent to the
Academy of Nairn, a school that was then held in high
repute, and to which lads from all parts of the Highlands