Finlay royg in bard.
Fad id tam gin woyg awghall doyth is meicht Hanith teim hawyth as in ner zleicht Is say connir a hayvin darre slat wir Gow flath rane ni gaywill fer nar ayr lwth swill Gow m’gregar denyth is kenn din nyth skollew Na bea neweine fallew dleeir zom a wollith Gow fer is trane coorri in dossyth gith sawre Ni in sawth za wee be a nawch gith hawle Ner heyrissaid ummyth gregorre na gadew Bayh a chail ym vogryth gra traa ossni tradow Oone is kenn din traitsen ri hoor creach a zawell Heyris feynyth cooyll bail re bail syth chawar Nor a chee tylych armezar v’gregar ym ballicht Slee veine na chorrych ne berri rew in nalicht Noor chinnidir a choyrk ga zerim in greith nawit Is riss fene di heiwic in rycht gail is wrawit Di waissew v’cregar toor chaach er a chowlaw Gin dyill re denew is gith meyr na zownych Nor zagwm mi woyg ym ess er lar trot Me ginsith mi wwk sai is milsith la mydda Ga zolk in locha wir mi zeillonis insith Gin claa lani ni longsith say er lay caith is milsyth Cwne gym beym roythit v’gregar gin naga Re yig gi troti a dail sayd fadda fadda Allissaid ossill ympeich my weadda A wen ni geyve bogga ga wanni a clar fadda. Fadda.
MODERN.
Fionnladh ruadh am bard.
Fad a taim gun bhuaidh, ’fhaigheal domh is mithich, Thainig tìme thàmhach, as an aoradh dhligheach, Is e conair a theighinn, d’ iarraidh slait mhir, Gu flath treun nan Gaidheal, far nar fhaighear luchd suaill. Gu Mac Grigoir dion, is ceann air na sgoilibh, Ni bhi neomhìn falamh, dlighear dhomh a mholadh. Gu fear is treun còir, an toiseach gach samhradh, Ni an samhach dha bhi, bithidh an amhaich gach h-amhuil. ’N uair theireas iad uime, Grigoir nan ceuda, Bithidh a chail am fogradh, gu tràth os na treudaibh, Eoin is ceann do ’n treud sin, rìgh fhuair creach a ghabhail, Theireas féin ceol, beul ri beul ’s a chamhar. ’N uair a chi teaghlach armgheur, Mhic Grigoir am Bealach, Slighe mhin ’n a choire, ni b’eire riu an eallach. ’N uair chinneadar a chomhrag ’g a ghairm an cridhe namhaid, Is ris féin do theigheadh, an riochd goile ’us bhràghaid. De mhaisibh Mhic Grigoir, tothair chath r’ a chulthaobh, Gun diol ri daoinibh, ’us gach meodhar ’n a dhùna, ’N uair dh’ fhàgam mo bhuaidh, am éis air làr trod, Mi ag innseadh mo mhùc ’s e is millse le ’m oide. Ge h-olc an loch mhir mo dheileanas innseadh, Gon cliath làn loingsich ’s e air la cath is millse. Cuimhnich gun bitheam romhad, Mhic Grigoir gun agadh, Ri aghaidh gach trod an dail siad fada, fada. Ealasaid uasail iompaich mo mheuda, A bhean nan ciabh boga, dh’ am buin an clàr fada. Fada.
ANCIENT.
A houdir soo duncha m’challin in riddiri math.
Kay din phleydda is ken oe o zi testa in dey zwni Ta na deorri er ess in ir in phleydda gin tror ra fagsin Ta na delicht ga zolk linn in pleyd er naik zi lochlyn Is bayd sin er layr gith liss in pleyd er essew oliss Ma hest ne choil mee layt lochlin er lay O chrowich dea ni denith is cowe ee ear genyth E gin wayr gin ayr in pleydd vocht er anffeine Er nayk v’wretne vind a cretsin creyd nach keinfinn Noch cho nel dwn er doythin do ne in pleyd a voerythchin Er naik lochlin is layff linn olk in skailsen in nerrin Ka zearis sporrane vegga ka zearis no snaydda Ka zearis droch woynn gin dalf o testa lochlin layfherf Ka zearis broik dowe ka zearis ni bowklin Ka zearis breydda brawyd ka er kenn pleyd is fannayda Ka zearis essit da wroiga ka zearis skayth feichok Ka zearis ey za chriss ka neith leaf gi inliss Ka zearis sen adda peillith ka zearis lowr leyin Ka zearis deitta gow mowch ka er ym beith eyttow armycht Ka zearis botin is spur ka zearis froygin aithchur Ka zearis meskan is men ka zearis schesgane schoggill Ka zearis spayn in sporrane ka in neith sollar gin nayr O hest lochlin leywych ka ness ir neyvir zayr Ka zearis leynte ban oyga er ess lochlin na senvroigga Da eaksen is troyg in dail ka la nerrir in coarane Ka zoyddis doss a zillith ka nach abir ferrine Ka is leaf tryle a baada ka zearis no sencharda Ka zearis cark le hoeow ka zearis leim keilwoe Ka zearis corlycht in kerk in dey in dorlycht argit Ka zearis prenyth gin chenn ka is fer layfin gomis cotchinn Gin iyr er lochlin da ess dolli na eak re fassness Ka zearis dowane is droif ka zearis dorssi dosklyth Ka zearis binit gin wreith ka lay sirrir gith inneith Ka nach doyr peyn di vocht ka zearis neith er ternocht Ka zreisses gi groy oyd cheich ka weiss gi croy um v’neith Ka zearis ollin is ymmi chon a hee dess lochlin Ka zearis collaryth banni ka lay mayne sollor sayllych Ka zearis er mnaew oyga con vega agis nessoga Ka zearis furssin oyd keich ka la in drussir gi marve neith Ka zearis loist go wroit ka zearis truis tolwocht Ka weiss gi tein is ay slayn ka zearis ymmi er vrochane Dekrych lwn no eak in ir gin a iyr za essin Deggil na pleyda zwll deyga issnach feadis ka neith coyvoyt Ne zwme nine in ir danew a zenyth in doythin Rann gith nach a chur na kann mallach din ner nach currin Ma hest lachlin lay lon is swych a weiss gi downith Da eak is bocith gi beith is ne cooyth gr eincheith. Ka din.
MODERN.
Is e ùghdair so Dunchadh Mac Chailein, an Ridir maith.