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unrequited love

‘Thug mise dhut biothbhuantachd’ - by Somhairle MacGill-Eain
Sorley MacLean

{ Poem }

Thug mise dhut biothbhuantachd
/ is dè thug thu dhòmhsa?
/ Cha tug ach saighdean
/ geura do bhòidhchid.
/ Thug thu cruaidh shitheadh
/ is treaghaid na dòrainn,
/ domblas an…

The Silver Tassie - by Robert Burns

{ Poem }

The Silver Tassie
/
/ Go bring to me a pint o wine,
/ And fill it in a silver tassie;
/ That I may drink, before…

Òran Eile - by Uilleam Ros
William Ross

{ Poem }

Tha mise fo mhulad san àm,
/ Chan òlar leam dram le sunnd;
/ Tha durrag air ghur ann am’ chàil
/ A dh’fhiosraich do chàch…

Water-Lilies - by T. A. Robertson

{ Poem }

Whin da laeves an buds o da water-lilies
/ Spread roond da loch der dark-green frill
/ I took my…

Mary’s Song - by Marion Angus

{ Poem }

I wad ha’e gi’en him my lips tae kiss,
/ Had I been his, had I been his;
/ Barley breid and elder wine,
/ Had…

The Heart’s Desire is Full of Sleep - by Ruth Pitter

{ Poem }

The heart’s desire is full of sleep,
/ For men who have their will
/ Have gained a good they cannot keep,…

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