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ciarili Lyr Req: Cape Breton Song / Oran an Teine (44) Lyr Add: ORAN AN TÉINE 08 Sep 02


Here it is with George's corrections:

'S tim dhomh dol an ordugh
Is teannadh ri òran
Mu 'n duine rinn an dobheart
Bu choire dhuinn 'aoireadh,
Nuair leig e' n téin' air fogradh
A mach air feadh nam frogaibh,
'S nuair chaidh e feadh na coinich
Bha 'n seo feadh an t-saoighail.

séist:
Nach nar an sealladh e 's an Eilean,
Smearsaid air feadh na beinne,
Pàirceannan chuir 'n an téine
Le coire chlann daoine.

Bu turus na truaighe
Nuair thug e 'n teine suas leis
G"u"n chuir 's a' mhosgan ruadh
Gus na ghual e 'n a chraoslach;
Nuair fhuair an soirbheas greinn air,
'S a chaidh e anns an droighnich
Chan fhaicamaid ach soills'
Agus boilsgeach gach taobh dhuinn,

Gur e Dòmhnull Raonuill
An uair sin bha 'n a eigin
A teicheadh as a leine,
Ag eigheach 's a' glaodhaich;
Anna 's i fo ghruaman,
Rannaidh an taobh shuas dhi,
'S thug Alasdair as ruaig
Mar gu 'm bualach an caoch e.

Sin far an robh smuid
Nuair a chaidh e 's an "spruis" dhluth,
Ghabh e mach air feadh a' Chùil
'S gur e 'n Grudair a dhioghail;
Nuair loisgeadh air a' phàirc
Is a mhilleadh am buntata,
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'S ann feasgar Di-Domhnaich
Bha nathraichean 'g am fogradh,
Bha maighich air an rosladh,
Is coin air an slaopadh;
B' e sud an gnothach graineil
Dh' an fhear a chuir 'n an smàl iad;
Cha ghearain sinn gu brach air
Bho 'n shabhail na doine,

'S iomadh maigheach targhlas
Bha ruith air feadh an àite,
An Glagaire 'g an tarsdal,
'S e lan dhe 'n cuid gaoinne
Gu 'n coinneachadh 's gach àite
'S air feadh na pàirc bhuntata,
Gu 'n d' fhuair e 'n cuir an sas
Ann am bathach nan caorach.

'S iomadh madadh-ruadh
A bha ruith air feadh nam bruach,
An iorbaill air an guaillean,
Gu luath feadh an aonaich;
Na fithich 's iad ag eigheach,
Na rocaisean 'n an eigin,
Na smeoraich iad fhéin,
Thug iad reug, 's chan e 'n ioghnadh.

Tha mi ann an dochas
Gu 'n éisd sibh ris an òran,
A' h-uile duine beò
A tha comhnaidh an taobhan;
Gu 'n toir sibh 'n air e 'n comhnuidh
Ur gnathach a bhith doigheil,
'S gun téine chuir ri eoin
Gus am pog a chuir aog oighn,


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