The Scottish Celtic review

;;;Mac-Grioguir d Riuiro (MacG rigor of lioiv).31 'Jfrequently .as near to another word as to the other part of thesame sjilable, as, e.g., in "bha 'n a shuidhe" (vor. 4), where'n stands as near to the preceding hha as to the a following, withwhich it forms one syllable ; (4) on every page, and frequentlyeven in the same verse, some of these contracted forms are foundwith their parts separated by wide spaces, whilst others are foundwith their parts separated only by an apostrophe. Comj)areo'n and na's in ver. 4 and am in ver. 7, with 'oi a in ver. 5 (Rev.xxi.) and in ch. xix. 4. These result.?, so perplexing to Gaelicreaders, and especially to persons learning Gaelic, would beavoided, if contracted forms were always written as they ai'epronounced. A list of abbreviations, such as is given in mostof the editions of the Gaelic Scriptures, would remove any difficultya learner might experience in regard to these monosyllables.MAC-GRIOGAIR A RUARO (MACGRIGOR OF RORO).{From Gillies's Collection ofOaelic Poetry, 1786).Tha mulad, tha mulad,Tha mulad 'g am lionadh ;Tha mulad bochd truagh orm,Nach dual domh chaoidh direadh ;Tha mulad, etc.Mu Mhac-Griogair a Ruaro,Do 'm ba dual bhith 'n Gleann-Liobhann.Mu ilbac-Griogair, etc.Mu Mhac-Griogair nam bratach,'G am ba tartarach piobaMu Mhac Griogair, etc.Do "m ba shuaicheantas giubhas,Re bruthach 'ga dhli'eadh ;Do 'm ba, etc.Crann caol air 'dlieagh locradb,'S ite dhosach an fhlr-eoin ;Crann caol, etc.Crann caol air 'dheagh shnaidheadh,Cuid do aighear mhic ri;;h e,Crann caol, etc.Ann an laimh dheagh mhic Mhuirich'G a chumail reidh direach.Ann au laimb, etc.Ged bhuail e mi 'm balach,'G am ghearan cha bhi miGed bhuail, etc.Ged dhean iad orm eucoir.A Thi f^in ! co 'ni 'dhioladh ?Ged dhean, etc.'S luchd-gabhail nio leithsgeilAnn san t-seipeil so shios nam ;'S luchd-gabhail, etc.Luchd-seasamh mo chorach'S e mo le6n iad bhith dhith orm.Luchd-seasamh, etc.Mo chomhaltan gaolachAn leabaidh chaoil 's an cinn iosal.Mo chomhaltan, etc.Ann an leine chaoil anairtGun biiannan gun sid orr'Ann an leine, etc.'S nach d' iarr sibh g' a fuaghalMuathan uai.sle na tire.'S nach d' iarr, etc.Ort bheirinnse combairle,N;m gabhadh tu dhiom iOrt bheirinnse, etc.'N uair a theid thu 'n taigh-osda,Na h-61 ann ach aon deoch.'N uair a theid, etc.Gabh do dhrama a" d' sheasamh,Is bi freasd'lach mu d' dhaoineGabh do dhrama, etc.Na dean diuthadh mu d' shoitheach,Gabh an ladar no 'n taoman :Na dean diiithadh, etc.Dean am foghar de 'n gheambradh,'S dean an s^mhradh de 'u fhaoilteach.Dean am foghar, etc.Dean do leabaidh 's na cragaibh,S na caidil ach aotrom.Dean do leabaidh, etc.Ge h-ainneamh an fheorag,Ghe.ibhar sei'd air a faotain,Ge h-ainneambh, etc,Ge h-uasal an seabhag.Is trie a ghabhar le feall e.Ge h-uasal, etc.Tha mulad, tha mulad,Tha mulad 'g am lionadh.