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144 Gaelic Society of Inverness.
Fiuraii iiiisiil uallacli og mi,
MliraMiaiii doblirau ami an earn,
Ghlacainn breac air linne niliulain,
Bheirinn cuireadh dliuit gu pairt,
Hu-o ho etc.
Dhianain buachaille gu samhuiun,
Tht'arbuinn gauihain agus laogh,
Ghlacainn bradan agus banag,
Bh eiriun pairt de dha nio ghaol.
Hu-o ho etc.
Chunna mi 'n raoir bruadal cadail,
Ribhinn ghasda thighinn n' am choir.
'Nuair a dhuisg mi anus a mhaduinn,
Cha robli again dhi ach sgleo.
Hu-ho etc.
'S soilleir daoimein ann am fainne,
'S soilleir tulach ard air Ion,
'S soilleir righinn ann a' rioghackd,
Aig mo nianaig se tha 'n corr.
Hu-o ho etc.
'S soilleir long mhor fo 'cuid aodaich,
'Si cur sgaoileadh fo 'cuid seul,
'S soilleir an lath 'seach an oidhche,
'S aig mlio mhaighdinn fhin tha 'n corr.
Hu-o ho.
This is a song by Ian Mac Mhurchaidh in which he professes
to be very sorry wlien his intended, Helen Macrae, ilaughter of
Donald Macrae, of Torloisich, slighted him and married Coinneach
og Macleannan. The whole burden of the song is about his real
or imaginary loss and sorrow at her desertion. However, in the
concluding verse he advises his friends not to heed all they hear
about liim ; for lie assures them that there is not one among all the
daughters of Eve who could disturb his mental equilibrium.
O, 's mor is misde mi
Ka thug mi thoirt dhi
Ge b'e de ni ise,
Dh' fhag i mise bochd dheth.
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