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Title

Och, och, mar tha mi 's mo chridhe trom
Och, och, mar tha mi 's mo chridhe trom
Mi fad on àite 's an togainn fonn
Gur cianail tha mi 's m' caoidh do mhanrain
'S gur bochd gun dh'fhàg mi mo chruinneag dhonn.

Ni mi gaire' agus ni mi gean
Saoilidh cach gur e ni bhitheas mean
Ach nuair a thionndaidheas mi mo chulthaobh
Gum bi mo shuilean a' sileadh bras

Ged tha'n Olaind na fearann grinn
Gur beag mo sholas bhi fuireach innt
B'fheàrr bhi seoladh air ais gu m'eòlas
Na lan mo phoca de dh'òir an Rìgh.

Description

Cumha chogaidh, lament on war, the Napoleonic Wars the above three verses of a song were collected in our area, but only three verses have been traced

Composer

an unnamed soldier,

Sloinneadh


Biography


Source

Seonag MacDonald, Valtos

Date