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kept by one Daniel Douglas, who knew Gaelic, and whose favourite 

 song was " Crodh Chailein." He was called upon to sing at the 

 close of every jovial evening. Robert Burns, when in Edinburgh, 

 was a regular frequenter of this club, and he refers to it in more 

 than one of his songs. Daniel Douglas, who is thus said to have 

 made "Crodh Chailein" classic, died on 1st January 1788. The 

 following version, in Gaelic and English, is selected as the most 

 complete available ; the English translation is by Mrs Grant of 

 Laggan. The versions are not strictly similar, so they are given 

 separately : — 



Bha crodh aig Mac Chailein, 

 Bheireadh bainne dhomh fhein 

 Eadar Bealltuinn 'us Samhuinn 

 Gun ghamhuinn, gun laogh. 

 Crodh ciar, crodh ballach, 

 Crodh Alasdair mhaoil, 

 Crodh lionadh nan gogan, 

 'S crodh thogail nan laogh. 



Crodh Chailein mo chridhe 

 Crodh Chailein mo ghaol 

 Gu'n tugadh crodh Chailein 

 Dhomh bainn' air an fhraoch. 

 Crodh Chailein mo chridhe 

 Crodh Chailein mo ghaoil 

 Crodh ciar dubh, breac ballach. 

 Air dhath na circ' fhraoich. 



Gu'n tugadh crodh Chailein, dhomh bainne gu leoir. 

 Air mullach a mhonaidh, gu'n duine 'n ar coir. 

 Crodh Chailein mo chridhe, crodh Chailein mo ghaoil 

 Crodh lionadh nan gogan, crodh thogail nan laogh. 



Gu'n tugadh crodh Chailein dhomh bainn' air an raon 

 Gun chuman, gun bhuarach, gun luaircean, gun laogh, 

 Crodh Chailein mo chridhe, crodh Chailein mo ghaoil, 

 Gu h-eutrom 'nan eadradh, a' beadradh ri'n laoigh. 



Gu bheil sac air mo chridhe, 's trie snidh air mo ghruaidh, 

 Agus smuairnean air m'aigne 'chum an cadal so bhuam, 

 Crodh Chailein mo chridhe, crodh Chailein mo ghaoil, 

 Crodh ciar dubh, breac ballach, air dhath na circ' fhraoich. 



Cha chaidil, cha chaidil, cha chaidil mi uair 

 Cha chaidil mi idir gus an till na bheil 'uam 

 Crodh Chailein mo chridhe, crodh Chailein mo ghaoil 

 Crodh lionadh nan gogan, crodh thogail nan laogh. 



