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Unknown Lochaber Bards. 223
Dh cirich Hcotacli beat,' a sgriobliaidh,
'S dhannsadh c air ioghnan dirciicli,
Ooltach ri coileach a' chireiii,
A' sgriobadli an otraich.
The next I will niontion is Duncan Canicron. gunci'iiUy known
in Lochaber as Donnacha Ban Bard. He was teacher at Locliy-
sido about the year 1832 and some years afterwards; and lie
sailed to Australia with some of the first emigrant:; who went
there from Lochaber. He wjis quite a yoinig man when he emigrated,
and for aught I know he may be yet in life in the country
of his adoption. The following is one of his songs :
Ho ro mo run gnr cannach thu,
Ho ro mo rim gur meallach thu
—
'S tu 'n og-bhean bhoidheach cliuimir shuairc
A fhuair mo luaidli 's cha'n aithreach leam.
'S tu'n tuairneag shuaicheant shar-mliaiseach
Le d' chuailean cuachach fainncagach,
Mu chill do chinn na laidhe sliom,
'S gur math thig cir an caradh ann.
Ho ro mo riin, &c.
Mar eala 'snamh nan linneachan,
Mar uainean ban 's an fhireach thu,
Do mhuineal min mar chanach sleibh,
Gu fonnar gle ghlan innealta.
Ho ro mo rim, kc.
Mar thorman binn nan alltan thu,
Mar cheol nan cno-clioill calltainn thu.
Mar uiseag chiiiin bhinneach nan speur,
'S mar fliuaim nan tend tha m' annsachd-sa.
Ho ro mo rim, «fec.
Mar thorman do bhrat neonain thu,
]Mar lili ban nam mur bheann thu.
Mar osag chiiiin thar aghaidh fiiiir
Tha anail chiibhraidh m' og-bheansa.
Ho ro mo rim, &c.
Mar shoills nan reul do thlath-shuilean
Mar dhaoimean ann an sgathan iad
A' sealltuinn caomh le 'n Ian do ghaol
'S gu'm bheil gach aon fo thaire Ico.
Ho ro mo rim, &c.