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Fonn (Chorus).
0, 'chruinneag, e 'chruinneag,
0, 'chruinneag na buaile,
O, 'chruinneag mo chridhe,
'S ann leat a ruithinn 'am fuadach.
Gur h-ann thall anns a' Chàrnaich
'An Gleann àrd nan sruth fuara,
A tha 'n ribhinn a's bòidhchc—
'Dh' fhùg fo leòn gu L;i-luain mi.
0, chruinneag, etc.
Tha do thochradh 'n ad aodann,
Gur a caoin leam do shealladh.
'S a cheart aindeoin mo dhaoine,
Gu'ra beil thu daonnan air m' aire.
0, chruinneag, etc.
Another Brae Lochaber bard was Allan Mac-
Donald. He composed
" An Dronn."
" Aig bainnsean dh' fheumadh am fear air an
tigeadh an dronn rann a dheanamh oirre, no bhiodh
' An Dubh-ChapuU ' air. Rinneadh an rann a leanas
aig bainis a bh' aig Ceann-Loch-Treig. " An Dubh-
Ghapull ort, 'Ailein,' osa Raonull na Ceapaich 's e
'slneadh na druinne dha."
A song composed by Allan MacDonald at a
wedding at the head of Loch Treig, at the
request of llonald MacDonald of Keppoch.
" Dronn " was the part of an animal when cut up
and served, to which tlie tail adhered. Whoever
got that part had to compose a verse or song, oi'
"the black mare would get him"—a figurative
expression of disgrace. If Allan MacDonald
composed the following poem on the spur of the
moment, he was certainly not devoid of jjoetic
gifts. It is not known whether he M'as of the
Keppoch family or not.
Chuidich mo charaid mi leis an dr('>nn,
Gun 'bhi lom ann am feòil,
Ach chuirteadh air a luchd-diicha fhein
Gu'n tug iad speis d'i gu leòir.
'S trie a chreim iad mart-bradach,
'An deis a spadadh, ann am fròig,
'S ged a dh' itheadh iad dhith an sàth,
Bu mhath an àicheadh air mod ;
Ghabhadh iad an t-seiche gun chartadh,
Mu'm biodh iad casruisgt' a chion bhrog—
Ach a nise, cuiridh mi uam i
Gu Raonall ruadh, ogh' Aonghais òig ;
'S gu Alastair Mac-Mhuirich 'an Loch-Treig
'S càirdean duinn fhein na seùid.
Cha'n'eil ciobair anns na criochan,
Do'm mathainn biatachd' am feòil,
'S cho luath 's a loisgeadh an teine 'n asgairt
Chuirinn a' ghlas-ghuib air am beòil !
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MR IAIN MOR MAC-DHUGHAILL
(Big John MacDonald, son of Dugald),
The Reverend John MacDonald was a native of
Lochaber, and a grandson of Alasdair Ruadh
Mac-Dhiighaill of Inverlair. His mother was a
daughter of MacDonald of Craineachan, people of
very powerful physique. He was a priest, and
was stationed in the Braes of Lochaber. He died
in 176L
He composed two songs at least ; one of them
was entitled^
" Ann' Eudmhor Nighean Ailein."
Verse.
Thog thu ormsa mar thuaileas
Gu'n d'thug mi fuath do'n fhior ghloine
'S cha robh agad dhe d' shaothair
Ach mar shnòd caol 'chur mu ghainimh
Fonn (Chorus).
Ann' eudmhor nigh'n Ailein,
'S neo-bheusach a' bhean i
Ann' eudmhor nigh'n Ailein,
'S i-fein 'thcg an all' oirnn.
The other was
" Marbhrann Do Dh-Anna DhomhnuUach,"
the first stanza of which is :
—
'N ainnir a chunnaic mi 'm cliadal
Cha robh i agam 'nuair 'dhùisg nii
'S e bhi smuaineachadh nach beò thu
'Dh' fhàg na deòir a ruith o m' shùilean ;
'8 gearr an sealladh dhiot a fhuair mi
'S truagh nach robh 'm bruadar na b'fhaide,
'S gu'm faicinn gach ni mu'n cuairt dhuit
Gun ghluasad o m' shuain gu maduinn.
The whole elegy is a very fine one, showing a
great deal of genuine pity and sorrow, and fine
feeling.
The Ann MacDonald referred to was a niece of
the poet's, and was married to Angus Mac-
Donald, son of Gilleasbuig Dubh of Biorichean,
Aberdar. She died in child birth.
ALASDAIR MAC AONGHUS
(Alexander, son of Angus).
Alexander MacDonald— (Alasdair Mac-Aonghus)
—was a son of MacDonald of Achatriochadan, in
Glencoe. He was born about 1665, and lived at
Tigh-a-Phuirt. He was 80 years of age when he
joined Prince Charlie in 1745 ; but he never
returned again to his native glen. He died at
Dunblane and was buried there, where some kind
person placed a tomb-stone over his grave. He
was an excellent poet, but we have the same com-
§ From Rev. A. MacLean Sinclair's Bards. These
valuable works of Mr MacLean Sinclair have gone
much too soon out of print.
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