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Western Isles

Sgàilean - by Rody Gorman

{ Poem }

Air an t-slighe sìos
/ gu ruige ’n caladh anns a’ bhreacarsaich
/ agus an Western Isles a’ fuireach,
/ a lìon beag is beag,
/ chaidh na…

Rud a Thachair - by Maoilios Caimbeul
Myles Campbell

{ Poem }

B’ e madainn a bh’ ann mar mhadainn sam bith eile;
/ dh’èirich mi, chuir mi umam, rinn mi cupa cofaidh;
/ thug mi…

Winged Skye - by Donald Smith

{ Poem }

When this body comes to die,
/ Set me on the headland high,
/ Where sun and rain go marching by,
/ Raven lord of wave…

Westering Home - by Hugh S. Roberton

{ Poem }

Chorus
/ Westering home, and a song in the air,
/ Light in the eye and it’s goodbye to care.
/ Laughter o’ love,…

Ealghol: Dà Shealladh - by Meg Bateman

{ Poem }

Choimhead mi an t-seann chairt-phuist,
/ na taighean mar fhàs às an talamh,
/ na h-aonaichean nam baidealan os an cionn,
/ nan comharra air mòrachd…

Gearraidh na Mònadh á Smeircleit - by Aonghas Phàdraig Caimbeul
Angus Peter Campbell

{ Poem }

Taigh Fhionnlaigh,
/ taigh a’ Bhadlaich,
/ taigh Aonghais a’ Cheanadaich,
/ taigh Aonghais ’ac Dhòmhnaill,
/ taigh Alastiar Ruaidh,
/ taigh Dhomhachainn,
/ taigh an Ruaidh,
/ taigh Dhòmhnaill Eachainn,
/ taigh Sheumais Shlàdair,
/ taigh…

Southwest Harris - by Ian Stephen

{ Poem }

This island is discontent as light
/ glanced under precipitation:
/ a weather system from south of Islay.
/ Ireland is there, under Malin Head.
/
/ A melting…

Aig Tursachan Chalanais - by Ruaraidh MacThòmais
Derick Thomson

{ Poem }

Cha robh toiseach no deireadh air a’ chearcall,
/ cha robh iochdar no uachdar aig ar smuain,
/ bha an cruinne-cè balbh a’ feitheamh,
/ gun…

Eilean Phabail - by Anna Frater

{ Poem }

Mar thusa, tha mise
/ ’ nam dhà leth;
/ a’ seòladh air cuan
/ ged a tha mi ceangailte
/ ri creagan m’àraich;
/ uaine agus flùran
/ ‘ a sreap…

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