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Language: Gaelic

Corp-criadhach - by Niall O’Gallagher

{ Poem }

Cha dèan mi corp-criadhach dhut
/ cha nochd do chruth na mo dhàin
/ cha chuir mallachd mar a chuir
/ …

Trèanaichean - by Niall O’Gallagher

{ Poem }

Soraidh slàn leis na trèanaichean orains a
/ ghiùlain sinn eadar Baile Ghobhainn ’s Partaig,
/ Sràid na Drochaid is Ceann a’ Chnuic ’s…

Duilleag - by Niall O’Gallagher

{ Poem }

Dhuilleag, dè an teachdaireachd
a th’ agad dhuinn an-diugh?

’S e gun tàinig foghar oirnn
’s gun deach na craobhan ruadh.

Pabail - by Derick Thomson

{ Poem }

Air iomall an talamh-àitich, eadar dhà sholas,
/ tha a’ churracag a’ ruith ʼs a’ stad, ʼs a’ ruith ʼs a’ stad,
/ is…

‘Na Còig Corragan’ - by Scottish anonymous

{ Poem }

an òrdag
/ an sgealbag
/ an gunna fada
/ mac-an-aba
/ ‘s lùdag bheag an airgid…

guthan chalanais - by Aonghas MacNeacail

{ Poem }

1
/ seallaibh sinne
/ dh’èirich às a’ mhòintich
/ far an do chaidil sinn
/ tro linntean dìochuimhn’
/
/ an-diugh nar sgeinean maola
/ gearradh an àile
/
/ 2
/ chunnaic aon t-sùil màthair…

Ceann Loch Aoineart - by Sorley MacLean

{ Poem }

Còmhlan bheanntan, stòiteachd bheanntan,
/ còrr-lios bheanntan fàsmhor,
/ cruinneachadh mhullaichean, thulaichean, shlèibhtean
/ tighinn sa bheucaich ghàbhaidh.
/
/ Èirigh ghleanntan, choireachan ùdlaidh,
/ laighe sa bhùirich chràcaich;
/ sìneadh chluaineagan, shuaineagan…

Moladh Beinn Dóbhrain (extract) - by Duncan Ban MacIntyre

{ Poem }

4. Siubhal
/
/ A’ bheinn luiseanach fhailleanach
/ Mheallanach lìontach,
/ Gun choimeas dh’ a fallaing
/ Air thalamh na Crìosdachd:
/
/ ‘S ro-neònach tha mise,…

Sgreapadal - by Sorley MacLean

{ Poem }

Sgreapadal anns a’ mhadainn
/ ris a’ Chomraich ’s ris a’ ghrèin,
/ Sgreapadal a tha cho bòidheach,
/ a cheart cho bòidheach ri Hallaig.
/ Cha chuirear…

Hallaig - by Sorley MacLean

{ Poem }

‘Tha tìm, am fiadh, an coille Hallaig’
/
/ Tha bùird is tàirnean air an uinneig
/ trom faca mi an Àird Iar
/ ’s tha mo…

Latha Foghair - by Sorley MacLean

{ Poem }

’S mi air an t-slios ud
/ latha foghair,
/ na sligean a’ sianail mum chluasan
/ agus sianar marbh ri mo ghualainn,
/ rag-mharbh – is reòthta…

Curaidhean - by Sorley MacLean

{ Poem }

Chan fhaca mi Lannes aig Ratasbon
/ no MacGillFhinnein aig Allt Èire
/ no Gill-Ìosa aig Cùil Lodair,
/ ach chunnaic mi Sasannach san Èipheit.
/
/ Fear beag…

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