Auctor hujus im bard m’ynteir.
Cred eith in long soo er loch inchsyth na veadis a haithrynsyth Cred hug in long er in loch is nach feadi ni fwnni a follych Eaffre de bail lamm ka lar leggi in leythin Er in locht fa lane fergith gith muth fa dail deveit In garve zeith varri benni no in synteith serve schrowth zlen Zoydith in cherwe won claddych er in choyne zarve zoyssidych Ogleich chonnik in charve er in schrowth oyhorr ag garve Keddey a heynyth na hynsyth na feyryth za forrinsyth Senn long gin nearni gin derri ner iddir sinni a sawilt Neyn lwng eith zi laythir lane gou twnni ni haythir imlane Bwrdi zi skythew deilloik dowth o correw seiss na slissew Tarni gin oyyme gai foyme er a woythchin ard inhor Cred ee in lowht oyd sin lwg zoe ga torrin eddir honnew An lwcht gin cheddrew gin cheyll baantrych in naknyth awree Boein wroskgilyth wrewnych lot wr donnyth dechewnych Scherryth connissych keikrych gyn nith donnith droch zentych Droch lorg is laywryth fa linni coissryth cley nanyth cotchin Flesk in goara gin choomn meskyth oyranith eddrwme Coissryth tone zarve nin dolle tee ma za liss locha hynsith Di boyl lit sin lwngi gi leyr er zrwme oyrree in nagwaill Ben waith ne lawyth sin lwng lyit a heagin aggin Beith ni mnawen is melsith er a vurri fest gin chaich ga in gowr Royegir in long as in locht er in saill schrowth zarve swlich Geith in lanvin ni lwg gow senn row nyth sanenych Faik myn er in schrow seithnyth in long zonnicht zroithzenych Si lane di wantrych ni baid sin taaill gin salmmi gin saale chread. Creaddyth.
MODERN.
Is e ùghdair so Anndradh Toiseach.
Sgoid nighinn Dunchaidh a Thaid, aon sgoid is mo pleid sluaigh, Sgoid aig Daibhidh ’us a mhnaoi, sgoid na gaoith á h-earball ruaidh. Shaoil na tuathan mi bhi balbh, ’us na trì aobhar gun ràn uam.
Is e ùghdair so am bard Mac an t saoir.
Creud i an long so air Loch Innse, na dh’ fheudas a aithris, Creud thug an long air an loch, nach faod na fuinn a folach. Feòrach do b’aill leam, cia le ’r leigeadh an lion, Air an loch fa làn feirge, gach mugha fa dàil do bhi. An garbh ghaoth bhar beinne, no na sianta searbh sruth ghlinne, Gheibhteadh a chairbh o’n chladach, air a chuan gharbh ghuaisideach. Oglaich, a chunnaic a chairbh, air an t-sruth aghmhora gharbh, Ciod e a h-ioghnadh ’n a innseadh na fhuaireadh d ’a foirinnse? Seann long gun iarna gun deireadh, nior idir sin a samhailt, An aon long de leathar làn, gu tuinn ni thathar iomlan. Buirde de sgiathaibh deileig dubh, o coiribh sios ’n a sliosaibh, Tairgne gun fheum ’g a faitheam, air a fuath chinn ard eanchair. Creud i an luchd oighe ’s an long dhubh, ’g a tarruing eadar thonnaibh, An luchd gun chaidrimh gun chiall, bantraich an aigne aibhrigh, Buidhean bhrosgalach bhruidhneach, lod ùr dona deuchainneach, Sior chonasach, ciocrach, guineach, dona, droch-dheantach; Droch lorg ’us labhradh fa leinn, coisridh cleamhanach coitchin, Fleasg an comhradh gun chom, misgeach, oranach, eudrom; Coisridh ton-gharbh nan dollaidh, ta ma dha shlios Loch Innse, Do buaileadh leatsa an long gu léir, air dhruim odhar an eugbhail; Bean mhaith ni lamhadh ’s an luing, liuthad a h-éigin againn, Bithidh na mnathan is miosa air a mhuir, feasd gun cach ’g an cobhar. Ruagar an long as an loch air an t-sàil sruth gharbh siubhlach, Gaoth an leanmhuinn na luinge, gu seann rubh nan Seananach. Fàgaidh mi air an t-sruth seana, an long ghuineach dhroch-dheantach, ’S a làn de bhantraich nam beud, ’s an t-sàil gun salma gun sal chreud. Creud.
ANCIENT.