174. The 'mothan'

BUAINIDH mis am mothan suairce, An luibh is luachmhoire 's an tom, Dulagan nan seachd sagart, 'S an agallaich a ta n' an com.

Gur liom an ciall 's an codhail, Fad 's a bhios am mothan liom.

I WILL pluck the gracious 'mothan,' Plant most precious in the field, That mine be the holiness of the seven priests, And the eloquence that is within them.

That mine be their wisdom and their counsel, While the 'mothan' is mine.