A howdir soo ooyne m’murreich.
Fir albin is ne eayd a wayne mir marrin m’gregar Kay leine di chorreich a chossgir maiss olli er allestir.
Finlay ym bard royg say howird soo.
Gyllyth gith seith zin each oozr gylli di weithis issi Fo hee woyichis si chossni gi neith loyis missi Urrwme a loytha ga cossew gow roythir a wreiss Notythseith neynyth a tressi si cheillith ga soiwe Ne oonyn sayd da caythwe re yig a reiyth Ne ym braik torriskall in eachsin stead loyildach gast In dow seywlin is ray is coswil na iyr in lay macha Ga zarrik ym maid sie gossnew ne hor eaid na ir nathna Mir bi kithly geith di knokew roith ni seith in dachis Mor cayd lor awsych a swil hed mir hawsyth seachew Each in nee serrith ri sayid a gneiwreith is granta Leggis bann dossli a reith sin roythwr ma raithis Ga fad in neachle rompyth ner anneith ym merkyth Ga beg a wollich in neachsin a commis re altew Coy zess a boy sa sowil in groyth syn laythith Eggill in neych er gi donyth tegwe in gress chath Ym weacht ym weayin in gomisk is each bray in teachsin Grainyth er a vor each gi vasgill in genn chor wratty Ver in stoyg ullingyth hogryth urrwme sloyg za in merkych Hed one chorri di weith er hossi in mor each meine masklych Berre boye reith agis choskir ga teith in nor eskir Gow hassge oorchrissi wllew mor crith er faiche Gow beithga cronni layvin crowich meine drumelayn dattyth Each fa horriskail an neichsin di cholyth ma agga Ca royve sessi reyve fa chommis ne vestyth in layth macha M’gregor kennord in neichsin trane na zlan phort philli Tigfeit one vanve gai wollith in nalbin ga hirri Fer churris argnyth er zallew is arbsi ra zyllyth.
MODERN.
Is e ùghdair so Eoin Mac Mhuirich.
Fir Albain ’us ni iad a mhàin, mar marrainn Mac Grigoir, Cia lion do chorruich a chosgair, maise uile air Alastair.
Fionnladh am bard ruadh is e thubhairt so.
Gaidhealach gach sith dhe ’n each odhar, gaidheal do bhitheas ise, Fa h-i a bhuadhaicheas ’s a chosnadh, gach ni a luaidheas mise, Urram a luaithe dh’ a cosaibh, gu ruathar a bhris. Nodasach neimhneach a treise, ’s a chill ge soitheamh, Na h-eoin siad do chathadh ri aghaidh a ruith. Ni breug tuairisgeul an eich sin, steud luailteach gasd, An Dubh-seimhlin is rithe is cosmhuil, na aidhre an Lamacha. Co ionraic am meud ’s an cosnadh, ni fhuair iad r’a ’r n-eachne, Mar bhi caochladh gaoithe de chnocaibh, ruith ’n a sith an t-each so. Mòr ceud le’r annsa a siubhal, theid mar amhas seachaibh, Each a ni searrdha ri saighid, a gniomhara is grannta, Leigeas bann d’uailsibh a ruith, ’s an ruathar mar rachas, Ge fad an eachlaidh roimpe, nior aineimh a marcach, Ge beag a mholadh an t-each sin, a coimeas ri ealtaibh. Co dheas a buaidh ’s a siubhal, an cruaidh ’s an làthaich, Eagal an eich air gach duine, tigeadh an greas catha. Am feachd, am fiadhain, an coimeasg, is each breagh an t-each sin, Greann air a mhor each sin, ’ga mhasguill an ceann chorr bhrataich. Bheir an stuagh fhulaingeach thograch, urram sluaigh dh’a marcach, Theid o ’n choire do bhi air thoiseach, am mor each mìn masgalach. Beiridh luaidh ruith ’us chosgair, ge ta an uair fheasgair, Gu thaisgeadh or-chrios ullamh, mor chrith air faiche. Gu biodhgath, cruinn, leamhainn, crodhach, mìn, druim leathan, daite, Each fa thuairisgeul an eich sin, do chuala mi aca, Cia robh seis riamh fa choimeas, ni bheisd an Lamacha. Mac Grigoir ceannard an eich sin, treun a ghlain phort filidh, Tigead o ’n Bhanbha ’g a mholadh, an Albain ’g a shireadh. Fear chuireas airgneadh air Ghallaibh, ’us earbsadh ri ’Ghaidhealaibh.
ANCIENT.