The Scottish Celtic review

Faillinn lllirin ; Ealaidh Ghaoil a 239FAILLIRIN ILLIRIN ; EALAIDH GHAOIL A RINNEOGHAN MACLACHLAINN.Fonn.—Air faillirin illirin iiiillirin 0,Air faillirin illiriu iiiillirin O,Air faillirin lllirin iiiillirin O,Gur boidheach an comunn 'tlia 'n coinne* 'Strath Mlior.Gur gile mo leannan na 'n eal' air an t-snamh,No cobhar na tuinne, 's e tilleadh o'n fcraigh,No'm blath bhainne buaile, 's a' chuach leia fo bharr,No sneachd nan gleann dosrach 's e 'ga fhroiseadh imi'n bblar.Tha cas-fhalt mo riiin-sa gu siiibhlach a' sniomh,Mar na neuil bhuidhe "lubas air stuchdaibh nan sliabb,Tha a gruaidh mar an ros, 'n uair a's boidh'che 'bhios 'fhiamhFo ur-dhealt a' Cheitein, mu'n 4inch a' ghrian.Mar Bh^nus a' boillsgeadh thar coilltibh nan ard,Tha a miog-shilil 'gam bhuaireadh le suaicheantas graidh ;Tha braighe nan seud ann an eideadh gach aigh,Mar ghealaich nan speur, 's i cur reultan fo phramh.Bidh an iiiseag 'san srae6rach fo lointibh nan druchd,Toirt failte le 'n oran do'n 6g-mhaduinn chiiiin ;Ach tha 'n uiseag neo-sheolta 's an smeorach gun sunnt,'Nuair 'thoisicheas m' fheudail-s' air gleusadh a eifiil.'N uair 'thig samhradh nan noinean a chomhdach nam bruach,'S gach eoinean 's a' chrochd-cboill' a' ceol leis a' chuaich,Bidh mise gu h-eibhinn a' leimrich 's a' ruaig,Fo dhluth- mheuraibh sgaileach a' mannran ri m' luaidh.TRANSLATION.Air faillirin, &c.By the Author, Ewen Maclachlan, Teacher of the GrammarSchool, Old Aberdeen.Not the swan on the lake, or the foam on the shore,Can compare with the charms of the maid I adore :Not so white is the new milk that flows o'er the pail,Or the snow that is show'r'd from the boughs of the vale.* Coiuiiimh.