G a dhion o ainneart luchd-eucoir.
’N a aobhar shininn mo lamh,
Le failte rachainn ’n a choinnimh,
’Us gheibheadh e fasgath ’us caird,
Fo sgàil dhrithlinneach mo loinne.
English Translation.
Address of Fingal to Oscar.
Son of my son, so said the king,
Oscar, prince of youthful heroes,
I have seen the glitter of thy blade, and ’twas my pride