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SONGS

OF

LIVING LYRIC POETS.

PIBROCH OF DONUIL DHU

SIR WALTER SCOTT.

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.

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 the deer, leave the steer,
Leave nets and barges;
Come with your fighting geer,
Broad-swords and targes.

Leave untended the herd,

The flock without shelter; Leave the corpse uninterr❜d, The bride at the altar.

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:

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.

Cast your plaids, draw your blades,

Forward each man set;

Pibroch of Donuil Dhu,

Now for the onset!

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