Pibroch of Donuil Dhu
Pibroch of Donuil Dhu
Original Text
Alexander Campbell, Albyn's Anthology (Edinburgh: A. Constable, 1816). 4 vols. B-10 1474 Fisher Rare Book Library (Toronto).
1 Pibroch of Donuil Dhu,
2 Pibroch of Donuil,
3Wake thy wild voice anew,
4 Summon Clan-Conuil.
5Come away, come away,
6 Hark to the summons!
7Come in your war array,
8 Gentles and commons.
9 Come from deep glen and
10 From mountain so rocky,
11The war-pipe and pennon
12 Are at Inverlochy.
13Come every hill-plaid and
14 True heart that wears one,
15Come every steel blade and
16 Strong hand that bears one.
17 Leave untended the herd,
18 The flock without shelter;
19Leave the corpse uninterr'd,
20 The bride at the altar;
21Leave the deer, leave the steer,
22 Leave nets and barges:
23Come with your fighting gear,
24 Broadswords and targes.
25 Come as the winds come, when
26 Forests are rended;
27Come as the waves come, when
28 Navies are stranded:
29Faster come, faster come,
30 Faster and faster,
31Chief, vassal, page and groom,
32 Tenant and master.
33 Fast they come, fast they come;
34 See how they gather!
35Wide waves the eagle plume,
36 Blended with heather.
37Cast your plaids, draw your blades,
38 Forward each man set!
39Pibroch of Donuil Dhu,
40 Knell for the onset!
Publication Start Year
1816
RPO poem Editors
J. D. Robins
RPO Edition
2RP 2.140.
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