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Na Baidealan The Battlements
Neòil iongantqch 'gan càrnadh suas
le ruaim ghabhaidh 's tòcadh borb;
turaidean treuna, tùir làn pròis,
brataichean bagraidh, ceò is colg.

Snàgaidh rompa duibhre 's oillt,
's na dealain bhoilisgeach asd' anuas;
slaodar leò an t-uisge glas
'na chùirtein dallaidh trasd' an cuan.

Sud tuinn is tir air call an dath,
'gan dubhadh as le steall nan speur,
is Arainn bheàrach uainn fo chleòc
glòir uamharr e de ghlòiribh Dhé.

Wondrous clouds are heaped aloft,
with a dark flush and a fierce swelling;
strong turrets, towers full of pride,
threatening banners, mist and rage.

Wondrous clouds are heaped aloft,
with a dark flush and a fierce swelling;
strong turrets, towers full of pride,
threatening banners, mist and rage.

Yonder are waves and land, their colour lost,
blotted out by the torrent from the skies,
and gapped Arran gone from us under a cloak
it is a terrible glory of the glories of God.

Deorsa Mac Iain Deorsa
George Campbell Hay

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