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Rudan a nì uisge - by Maoilios Caimbeul
Myles Campbell

{ Poem }

Smaoinich air tuil, smaoinich air tobar,
/ smaoinich air muileann, ’s i ’g obair ’s ag obair;
/
/ smaoinich air d’ fhuil ’s i…

dàn - by Aonghas MacNeacail

{ Poem }

sgrìobh thu air m’ anam
/ do nàdur, a bhidse gun chridhe, is dhùin
/ thu an leabhar gu grad mus d’ ràinig
/ sinn deireadh…

Air Tràigh Bhostaidh - by Dòmhnall MacAmhlaigh
Donald MacAulay

{ Poem }

Air mo làimh chlì
/ tha tobhta;
/ air mo làimh dheis muir a’ gluasad.
/
/ Tha ’ghainmheach bhàn a’ sìneadh
/ fo mo leth-thaobh ’s mi air…

Do Mo Mhàthair - by Tracey Herd

{ Poem }

Bha thus’ a’ sgoltadh sgadain
/ ann an Yarmouth fad air falbh
/ ’s a’ ghrian shaillt sa mhadainn
/ ag èirigh às a’ chuan
/ ’s an…

Nuair a bha sinn òg - by Iain Mac a’ Ghobhainn
Iain Crichton Smith

{ Poem }

Nuair a bha sinn òg bhiodh uisge ann,
/ is sinn a’ bualadh chlachan air na pòlaichean
/ telegraf gun stad.
/
/ Bhiodh aon each ’na…

Air sràidean Ghlaschu: 17 - by Ruaraidh MacThòmais
Derick Thomson

{ Poem }

’Nam shuidh’ anns a’ chafe,
/ is dithis chaileag air taobh eile a’ bhùird,
/ dh’fhairich mi teas nan deur
/ air chùl mo rasgan;
/ cha b…

An Rathad - by Ruaraidh MacThòmais
Derick Thomson

{ Poem }

’S e rathad geal a bha ruighinn na mara
/ ri mo chiad chuimhne,
/ is a’ chairt ga thachais,
/ a’ chairt ga phronnadh ’s…

Do Bheithe Bòidheach - by Deòrsa Mac Iain Deòrsa
George Campbell Hay

{ Poem }

Neul a’ snàmh air an speur,
/ duilleach eadar è ’s mo shùil;
/ ùr bàrr-uaine gruag a’ bheithe,
/ …

Hard Men - by Crìsdean MacIlleBhàin
Christopher Whyte

{ Poem }

Is and sin tangatar cruiti Cainbile o Es Ruaid dia n-airfidedh.
/ Indar leo-sam ba do taisceladh forra ó Ulltaib tangatar,…

An Daolag Shìonach - by Crìsdean MacIlleBhàin
Christopher Whyte

{ Poem }

Ann an ceàrn àraidh de Shìona,
/ san iar-dheas, nach fhada bho bheanntan Iunnàn,
/ tha gnè ùbhlan rim faighinn
/ a tha cho anabarrach taitneach
/ ’s…

bho Alasdair à Gleanna Garadh - by Sìleas na Ceapaich

{ Poem }

Bu tu ’n t-iubhar thar gach coillidh,
/ Bu tu ’n darach daingeann làidir,
/ Bu tu ’n cuileann ’s bu tu ’n draigheann,
/ Bu…

Horace, Ode XI. Lib. I - by Robert Fergusson

{ Poem }

Ne’er fash your thumb what gods decree
/ To be the weird o’ you or me,
/ Nor deal in cantrip’s kittle cunning
/ To spier…

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