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Notebook of Donald MacPherson containing Gaelic poems., [Circa 1836.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.14891

Scope and Contents

Many of the poems reappear in final draft in MS.14894.

The contents are as follows.

(i) "‘Se miann dhaormunn suarach bhi cnuasach gach lò", 4 quatrains + chorus. (Page v.)

"Ged is fada bho thuath mi", 7 quatrains + chorus. (Page vii.)

"Gur lionar goraich ri ‘r n-oige ceangailte", 6 quatrains. (Page xi.)

"Bi’dh buidheann nan geug le suigeart a seinn", 5 quatrains + chorus. (Page xii.)

'An cuimhne leat nuair bha sinn', 6 quatrains + chorus. (Page xiv.)

‘The suil chorrach aig mo ghradh’, 3 quatrains + chorus. (Middle of page 2.)

"‘Nuair thig an samhradh geugach oirnn", 4 quatrains + chorus. (Page 4.)

"Ged’ tha do chairdean farranach", 5 quatrains + chorus. (Page 5.)

"‘S aimideach na daoine leam", 3 quatrains + chorus. (Page 7.)

"S’ ceolar eibhinn barr gach geige", 5 quatrains + chorus. “Allt a’Bhealaich”. (Page 8.)

"Nuair a dh’fhalbhas an fhuarachd", 7 stanzas. (Middle of page 9.)

'Mile marbhphaisg air an t-saoghal', 8 quatrains + chorus. "Air cluinntinn, ‘s mi ‘n tir chein, gu’n phòs ******". (Folio 13.)

"B’fhearr leam aon oi’ch’ air an toman", 7 quatrains + chorus. "Do leannan sith". (Middle of page 15.)

'Loisg a mhin ri grunnd a choire', 10 quatrains + chorus. 'Druidheachd Mhic-Mhic Raonuill'. (Middle of page 17.)

'Loch nan gleannan tiorail tlath', 5 quatrains + chorus. 'Taobh-Loch-Eireachd'. (Page 20.)

"‘Nuair a thig thu dhachai’ m’ fheasgar", 7 quatrains + chorus. On Cluny MacPherson of the '45. (Page 22.)

"B’e m’aighear suidhe lamh ruit", 12 quatrains + chorus. Completed on page 175. (Page 24.)

"‘Nuair bhios cach nan surram-suain", 3 quatrains + chorus. On Prince Charles. (Page 26.)

"Ceud buaidh ‘Thighearna Chluaini", 6 quatrains + chorus. "Cluich iomain Chluaini’". (Page 27.)

"‘Se mo run an Gaël gasda", 9 stanzas + chorus. 'An Gille dubh'. (Page 29.)

"‘N cuimhne leatsa, nuair bu chlann sinn", 4 quatrains + chorus. (Middle of page 30.)

"Chunna mis' thu ‘d’airm ‘s a’d’ eideadh”, 8 stanzas + chorus. On a Domhnall Mór Mac a’Phearsain killed in Peninsular War. (Page 32.)

"Latha dhomh ‘s mi air an airidh", 4 quatrains + chorus. (Page 34.)

'Ged as tamul air chuairt mi', 16 stanzas. To Ewen MacPherson of Cluny and his wife on their marriage, 1833. On an inset leaf (36a) is a quatrain of Martial beginning ‘Candida perpetuo reside Concordia lecto’, with translation beginning "Cochordadh buan mu’n cuairt da’n leaba phosd’". (Page 36.)

'Fhuair mi sgeula Didomhnaich', 7 stanzas. The poet's elegy on his brother Angus, 1824, on receiving a false report of his death. (Page 39.)

'Bha figheadair as duthaich', 9 quatrains + chorus. 'Air mealladh posaidh'. (Middle of page 42.)

'An deigh iomadh seacharan faoin', 4 quatrains. From Persian of Hafiz. (Page 45.)

'A ghaoth a deas nach toir thu bhuam', 2 stanzas. From Persian of Hafiz. (Page 46.)

'Geumnaich a chruidh chais-fhinn cheanainn', 5 stanzas + chorus. (Page 47.)

"S’ tu m’aillegan uasal, nighean donn a chuil dualaich", 5 quatrains + chorus. An altered version of the song in Donald MacLeod's 'Orain Nuadh Ghaeleach', page 83. (Page 50.)

'Ged a their na gillean faoin', 4 quatrains + chorus. (Middle of page 51.)

'Cearcag riabhach nan carn', 4 quatrains + chorus. (Page 53.)

"S’ tric thug mi air laimh thu", 4 quatrains + chorus. (Middle of page 54.)

"Gu’m b annsa na pharais", 4 quatrains + chorus. (Middle of page 55.)

'Dhonnchaidh, mo chompanach sar-mhaith', 7 quatrains + chorus. To Duncan MacPherson on going to the West Indies. (Page 57.)

"An sgeul’ thainig bho thuath orm", 10 stanzas. Elegy on Duncan MacPherson of Cluny, died 1817. (Page 59.)

'Ge fad air chuairt mi, gur tric mo smuaintean', 10 stanzas. 'Gleann Shiarthaobh'. (Page 63, line 5.)

"An cuimhne leats’ a Mhari", 4 stanzas. (Page 67, line 5.)

'Seinnear suas air chruit nan teudan', 8 quatrains + chorus. To King William IV. (Page 69.)

"Air madainn chiuin ‘s a mhios ‘am bruchd", 4 stanzas. (Folio 71.)

'Ged tha sinn togarrach air ceol', 4 stanzas. In praise of 'Tulach-gorm'. (Page 73.)

"S’ toigh leam banarach na buaile", 12 stanzas + chorus. (Middle of page 75.)

"Bho n’ tha sinn iar tachairt gu ‘r n-airsneal chuir bhuainn", 4 quatrains. 'Deoch Slainte nan Cairdean'. (Middle of page 77.)

"Dh’fhalbh Mairi gu tursach gu bruicheibh na Danaib", 3 stanzas. From Thomas Campbell's 'Wounded Hussar'. (Middle of page 78.)

'Innis, fhir nan iomad eol', 8 lines. 'Ciod i Beatha'? (Middle of page 79.)

'Duisg, duisg, le ceol dubhach, a chlarsach a ghlinne!' 7 stanzas. Elegy on George, Duke of Gordon, died 1836. (Page 80.)

"Gu tiamhaidh bochd truagh, 's an trom fhuar-dhealt air eididh", 5 stanzas. From Thomas Campbell's 'Exile of Erin'. (Page 84.)

'Ma chi thu an sluagh eile beud', 8 lines. With original by Saint Bernard, beginning 'Si quid mali vides in alio’. (Middle of page 86.)

"Co ‘r bith thus tha d ‘uachdran mor", 15 lines. 'Righ – Cumhachd'. With original beginning 'Tu quicunque es qui sceptra tenes' from 'Hercules Oetaeus' (attributed to Seneca). (Page 87.)

"Am fear gun uaill an inbhe mhoir", 10 lines. "Am fior dhuine mòr". (Page 89.)

"Cia iomad mile dhe m’ chuid iochdran airceil", 29 lines. Blank verse translation from Shakespeare, Henry IV part 1, III.i.4. (Middle of page 89.)

"Tha miltean de m’ iochdranan sinnt", 38 lines. Metrical version of above. (Page 91.)

'Feuch miltean blath a cheitein mhaoth', 18 lines. 'An Ceitein'. (Page 93.)

"S’ binn seinn Loin Doire-chairn!" 9 quatrains. From Irish. (Page 94.)

"‘S fear danachd am fear so siar", 1 quatrain. From Irish of Tadhg Dall Ó Huiginn. With imitation 'Tom is a poet; there's no doubt of that', 2 lines. (Middle of page 96.)

'Comhairle ghoirid, choig rann', 6 quatrains. To Ewen MacPherson of Cluny, chief 1817-1785. (Page 97.)

"Thigibh a mach, air ghleann ‘us air srath!" 46 lines. 'Piobaireachd Chlann Mhuirich'. (Page 99.)

Baron Bohuslas Hassenstein von Lobkowitz. 'Fons, Heliconiadum merito celebrande cohorti', 17 lines. 'In Thermas Caroli IV'. (Page 102.)

"‘S airidh do chliu, thobair ghrinn", 28 lines. 'Moladh do Bhlath-thobar Charoil IV'. Translation of above. (Page 103.)

"Cha chreid mi, ged their cach e gur diomhain anns a Ghäelig", 5 stanzas. The poet’s apologia. (Middle of page 104.)

"Am faca tu na ‘n cuala tu ‘n stuaidhridh do b’aille gnaoi", 4 quatrains. 'Bean dubh nan glean'. From Irish. (Page 107.)

"‘Nuair chualas Duitseach thigh’nn do’n duthaich", 5 stanzas. On battle of Killiecrankie. (Page 108.)

'Gleanna Marcaidh uaine an fheoir', 7 quatrains + chorus. (Page 111.)

"S’e 's cuibhe do mhnathan an saoghail", 5 stanzas + chorus. 'Dleasnas na h-oige'. (Page 113.)

Introduction to the next four songs, all composed by the scribe when aged 15-21. (Page 117.)

'Cha robh goireas gann duinn', 9 quatrains + chorus. On night of New Year 1812. With quatrain of 'Bodachain an t-Sugraidh'. (Page 118.)

"S trom eisleanach m’aigneadh", 7 stanzas. Elegy on Duncan (son of Cathal) MacPherson, a Badenoch carrier, died 1801. (Page 121.)

'Turus thug mi do Chat-taobh', 18 stanzas + chorus. (Page 124.)

"B;annsa bhi ‘sa ghleannan far am beil mo leannan", 6 stanzas + chorus. (Page 127.)

"S'e 's faoine den' h-uile ni diomhain", 4 stanzas + chorus. 'Meal do chuid fein'. (Page 128.)

"Ghineadh mis' am fearann Chluaini", 14 quatrains + chorus. 'Smeorach Chlann-Chatain'. (Page 130.)

'Ged is soiller sruth Arno', 5 stanzas. The poet's nostaligia for his homeland. (Page 134.)

"Na bi bruidhinn rium mu d' fhearann!" 7 quatrains + chorus. 'An fheusag Ghreannach'. (Page 138.)

"S' goirt an sgeula, 's gur dubhach", 7 stanzas. 'Am bristeadh Cridhe'. (Page 140.)

'Innis domhsa, cholmain chiuin', 44 lines. 'Comhradh eadar Colman Anacreoin agus Fear-Turais'. (Page 143.)

"Tha 'n sneach air fuadach: le blaths", 7 quatrains. 'Faoineachd ne Beatha'. Based on Horace, Ode VII, Lib. 4, of which 6 lines are quoted, beginning 'Diffugere nives: redeunt jam gramina campis'. (Middle of page 145.)

"Am fear tha bunailteach na chrì", 12 lines. "Tha 'n duine math gun gheilt". From Horace’s Justum et tenacem, etc. (Middle of page 147.)

"Air astar na beatha na 'm faighinn mar thaghainn", 5 stanzas. 'Mo mhiann'. (Page 148.)

'An Ti thug na gliocas do chrannchur', 4 stanzas + chorus. "’Si 'n eucoir mullach na goraich". In a note the poet quotes a quatrain of Juvenal with Gaelic translation. (Middle of page 150.)

"A Chrian an aigh! Ceud failt' do d' ghnuis!" 51 lines. (Page 155.)

"Tha Iäin dubh nan sabaidean", 13 quatrains + chorus.

'Suiridhich a bheartais'. (Middle of page 155.)

'A sheana chlarsach a ghlinn, togas suas gu grin', 5 stanzas. To the Highland Society of London. (Page 158.)

"S deacair dhomhs' gun bhi bronach", 32 lines 'Slan le Baidaineach'. (Page 161.)

"Bha daoine cho fiadhaich an tòs", 6 quatrains + chorus. 'Duanag air ceol'. (Page 163.)

"A laochraidh nam beann 's nan lann 's nam breacan", 8 stanzas. Elegy on Duke of Montrose, died 1836. (Page 165.)

'Tog Albainn suas do ghuth le fuaim', 11 stanzas. Elegy on Sir John Sinclair, died 1835. (Page 169.)

'Se so cronan toman bais', 7 quatrains. On death. (Completed at page 177). (Page 174.)

(Misplaced leaf). See above, page 24. (Page 175.)

Dates

  • Creation: [Circa 1836.]

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Extent

96 Leaves ; Quarto.

Arrangement

xiv + 177 pages (with two additional slips).

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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