Clan Donald Magazine No11 (1987) Online
Deoch-Sl�inte Mhic 'Ic Raonaill - Colla Na
Ceapaich
Le Aonghais Domhnallach (Mac Alasdair Ruaidh
This health song, or
toast, of Coll MacDonell, 16th Chief of Keppoch, known by the
soubriquet of Colla nam Bo i.e. Coll of the Cows, was
composed by Angus MacDonald - Aonghas Mac Alasdair Ruaidh, of
the family of Glencoe, a renowned bard who flourished in the latter
half of the 17th century. Only a few of his compositions have been
preserved among which are his elegy on Iain Lom, the Bard of Keppoch
and Gaelic Poet-laureate and Oran nam finneachan Gaidhealach.
Coll was in continual conflict with Macintosh over his lands and at
the outset of his career suffered imprisonment at the instance of
that chief, the charter holder, for which he took sweet revenge on a
number of occasions notably by his victory over the Clan Chattan at
the Battle of Mulroy and subsequent capture of Macintosh in 1688.
[Editor.]
Deoch sl�inte
Mhic 'ic Raonuill,
Cha'n fhaod mi gun a h-�l;
Deoch sl�inte 'n fhir ghaolaich
Ris an glaodhar Coll' Og;
Ach ma tha thu gu h-iosal,
Druim na rioghachd a'd'th�ir,
A Mhic Muire nan gr�san,
Do thigh'nn s�bhailte be�.
Ur mhacan na f�ile,
Bu ghl�usd air an t�ir,
An robh misneach is cruadal,
'N am bualadh nan sr�n;
'Bhi togail gach t�re
'S bochd an l�nn thainig oirnn,
'S gun thu againn ri fhaotainn,
'S do dhaoin' air an le�n.
Theann Lachlainn ri d' dhiobradh,
'S tu d'fhior leanabh �g,
Gu'n do sp�rr e thu 'm priosan,
Air ghaol do dhiobradh o d' ch�ir;
Dh'drduich Dia as a lion thu,
Dh'aindeoin iarbhuil a she�il
Gun do chum thu ris diorras,
Gus 'n do dh' islich thu shr�n.
Leig thu as e gu suairce,
Dh' fheuchainn uaisle 's a mh�in,
Iochd dha anam gun d' fhuair e,
'S cha b'ann le cruadal a laimh;
Ach 'nuair fhuair e neart rioghachd,
Feadh do thire gun d�il,
Fear na Fearsaid, 's Fear Innse,
Thug e ris leis air laimh.
Righ! bu neimh-chiontach iadsan,
'S an t-arbhar m�r b�ud,
Rinn sibh glacadh is marbhadh,
Gu dearbh, oir leibh f�in:
'Liuthad buille m�r claidhimh
Gun athadh fo'n ghr�in,
A bhuail sibh 's a choirce,
'S b'fhe�rr an cosnadh ri f�um.
'S fad a lean sibh an sgr�ob ud,
Leag sibh m�ltean de shluagh,
D� la taobh Ghlinne Spiathain,
'S da bhial Ghlinne Ruaidh;
Air fear chosnadh 'ur d�thcha,
Rinn sibh dioghaltas truagh,
Ceann na diasaig a ghearradh,
Air son na fala bha uaibh.
Thairg thu cumha dhomh 's ceannach,
Thairg thu bannan gu le�r,
Urras dionach gu toileach,
Gun d'thairg thu onoir Mhic Le�id;
Cha ghabhte uat c�s,
'Dh' fhaoidte sgriobhadh le c�ir,
Gun a Cheapach thoirt dh�san,
Mar ghrainsich gu st�r.
Ach 's fhad o stad ann do shinnsreadh,
B' e f�th na str�the a bh' ann,
Tha m' earlaid an Criosda,
Nach ceann cr�ch air an t-am;
Ged a tha thu gu h-iosal,
Anns na rioghachdan thall,
Gun staidhlear a Cheapach,
Do Mhac Ghilleasbuig nan lann.
Ach mur faic mi gu br�th thu,
'S gur ge�rr mo laithean ro 'n tim,
Dia thoirt m' anam gu P�rras,
'S Righ nan Gr�s thoirt dhomh dion;
Cuid de 'n achuing' a dh' iarruinn,
A Thriath is a Chriosd,
Thusa Cholla na f�ile,
Thigh'nn le r�ite o'n righ.
Ged a dheanainn fein g�ire,
Righ! 's b�it' e measg sluaigh,
Ged a dheanainn f�in s�gradh,
O chridhe br�ite thig fuaim;
Ged a ch�irear dhomh leaba,
Cha 'n fhaigh mi cadal no suain
Gus an cluinn mi do thighinn
A chonnspuinn dhlighich Ghlinnruaidh.
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