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Old Gaelic Songs.
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Thoir a nail dhuinn am botul.
Cuir an deoch so mu'n cuairl
Tha' m inntinn gle dlieonach
Dhol a shcoladh thar chuan,
A dh-ionnsuidh an aite
Gus na bhurc am mor shluagh,
Gu eilean Naomh Mairi.
'S cha bhi mal dha thoirt bhuainn.
Ach, Aonghais Mhic-Amhla,
Tha mi an geall ort ro mbor,
Bho 'n a sgriobh thu na briathran
'S an gniomli le do ndieoir ;
Gu 'n cuii- thu dha'r n-ionnsuidh
Long Ghallda nan seol,
Ruith-chuip air a clair
" Overhaid and let go."
So a' bhliadhna tha saraicht'
Air fear gun aiteach gun simnd ;
'Nuaii' theid each ann sa ^Nlhart
Ris an aiteach !e surd ;
Tha luchd-riaghlaidh an aite
Dha 'm aicheadh gu dluth,
'S gur e 'n stiuir thoirt an iar dhi
Ni is ciataiche dhuinn.
Ma 's e reitheachan chaorach
An aite dhaoine bhitheas ann,
Bidh Albainn an tra sin
Na fasaich do'n Fhraing ;
'Nuair a thig Bonapai-te
Le laimh laidir a nail,
Bidh na cibeirean truagh dheth,
'S cha truagh linn an call.
'Nuair a thig orra 'm bracsaidh
'S gach galar bhitheas ann,
A' chloimh cha'n i 's fhasa
Dha'n tachus gu teann,
An t-al a bhi diobairt
'Sa chaoil' anus gach gleann
An stoc gun bhi lathair
'S am mal bhi air chall.
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