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1790.

The boat rocks at the pier of Leith,

Fu' loud the wind blaws frae the Ferry, The ship rides by the Berwick-law,

And I maun leave my bonnie Mary.

The trumpets sound, the banners fly,
The glittering spears are ranked ready;
The shouts o' war are heard afar,
The battle closes deep and bloody;
It's not the roar o' sea or shore
Wad make me langer wish to tarry;
Nor shouts o' war that 's heard afar:
It's leaving thee, my bonnie Mary.

Robert Burns.

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"IT WAS A' FOR OUR RIGHTFU

KING"

It was a' for our rightfu' king
We left fair Scotland's strand;
It was a' for our rightfu' king,
We e'er saw Irish land,
My dear-

We e'er saw Irish land.

Now a' is done that men can do,

And a' is done in vain;

My love and native land, farewell,
For I maun cross the main,

My dear

For I maun cross the main.

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1796.

He turn'd him right and round about
Upon the Irish shore;
And gae his bridle-reins a shake,
With, Adieu for evermore,

My dear

And, Adieu for evermore!

The sodger frae the wars returns,
The sailor frae the main;

But I hae parted frae my love,
Never to meet again,

My dear

Never to meet again.

When day is gane, and night is come,

And a' folk bound to sleep,

I think on him that's far awa',

The lee-lang night, and weep,
My dear-

The lee-lang night, and weep.

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Robert Burns.

PIBROCH OF DONALD DHU

PIBROCH of Donuil Dhu,

Pibroch of Donuil,

Wake thy wild voice anew,

Summon Clan Conuil.

Come away, come away,

Hark to the summons!
Come in your war array,
Gentles and commons.

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Come from deep glen and
From mountain so rocky,
The war-pipe and pennon
Are at Inverlochy.
Come every hill-plaid and

True heart that wears one,
Come every steel blade and
Strong hand that bears one.

Leave untended the herd,
The flock without shelter;
Leave the corpse uninterred,
The bride at the altar;
Leave the deer, leave the steer,
Leave nets and barges:
Come with your fighting gear,
Broadswords and targes.

Come as the winds come when
Forests are rended;

Come as the waves come when

Navies are stranded:

Faster come, faster come,

Faster and faster,

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Chief, vassal, page and groom,

Tenant and master.,

Fast they come, fast they come;

See how they gather!

Wide waves the eagle plume

Blended with heather.

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1816.

Cast your plaids, draw your blades,

Forward each man set!
Pibroch of Donuil Dhu,

Knell for the onset!

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Sir Walter Scott.

"HAIL TO THE CHIEF WHO IN TRIUMPH ADVANCES!"

From The Lady of the Lake

HAIL to the Chief who in triumph advances! Honored and blessed be the ever-green Pine! Long may the tree, in his banner that glances, Flourish, the shelter and grace of our line! Heaven send it happy dew,

Earth lend it sap anew,

Gayly to bourgeon and broadly to grow,

While every Highland glen

Sends our shout back again,

"Roderigh Vich Alpine dhu, ho! ieroe!" o

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Ours is no sapling, chance-sown by the foun

tain,

Blooming at Beltane, in winter to fade; When the whirlwind has stripped every leaf on the mountain,

The more shall Clan-Alpine exult in her

shade.

Moored in the rifted rock,

Proof to the tempest's shock,

Firmer he roots him the ruder it blow;
Menteith and Breadalbane, then

Echo his praise again,

"Roderigh Vich Alpine dhu, ho! ieroe!" 20

Proudly our pibroch has thrilled in Glen Fruin. And Bannochar's groans to our slogan replied: Glen-Luss and Ross-dhu, they are smoking in ruin,

And the best of Loch Lomond lie dead on her

side.

Widow and Saxon maid

Long shall lament our raid,

Think of Clan-Alpine with fear and with woe; Lennox and Leven-glen

Shake when they hear again,

"Roderigh Vich Alpine dhu, ho! ieroe!" 30

Row, vassals, row, for the pride of the High

lands!

Stretch to your oars for the ever-green Pine! O that the rosebud that graces yon islands Were wreathed in a garland around him to twine!

O that some seedling gem,

Worthy such noble stem

Honored and blessed in their shadow might

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1810.

grow!

Loud should Clan-Alpine then

Ring from her deepmost glen,

Roderigh Vich Alpine dhu, ho! ieroe!"

Sir Walter Scott.

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