Galgael, GalGael,
Make your boat,
And watch it sail,
Going far and sometimes near,
Brave like Scotland.
Have no fear,
The butt n' ben,
Is very near,
Jaggy thistles,
And lucky heather,
This boat will
Last in any weather,
GalGael forever.
James McLauchlan
Tuesday, 27 January 2009
Thursday, 22 January 2009
Extract from "Fight or Flight" , A collection of GalGael writings compiled by Chris Adams
Our people dispersed
Culture eclipsed
The colourful plaid
Outlawed discarded
Colonial migration programs enforced
The commercial curse
The land is sold and nature is raped
Exploited by the beasts
Our remnants
make profits
the Iscariot way
The land needs people
To love and care for it
Repair and heal it
The Bright Ones of these Isles
Must fight the good fight
End the marketing of our kingdom
Viking, Roman, Saxon
Germanic plunder
Before the day is done
We must battle through
Burn their strongholds
Bring them to the alter
There is only one God
Swords pride greedy riots
Hacking the tree of life
We are coming to judge
The present situation
The Bright Ones of these Isles
Colin MacLeod.
Culture eclipsed
The colourful plaid
Outlawed discarded
Colonial migration programs enforced
The commercial curse
The land is sold and nature is raped
Exploited by the beasts
Our remnants
make profits
the Iscariot way
The land needs people
To love and care for it
Repair and heal it
The Bright Ones of these Isles
Must fight the good fight
End the marketing of our kingdom
Viking, Roman, Saxon
Germanic plunder
Before the day is done
We must battle through
Burn their strongholds
Bring them to the alter
There is only one God
Swords pride greedy riots
Hacking the tree of life
We are coming to judge
The present situation
The Bright Ones of these Isles
Colin MacLeod.
Out of the darkness
Out of the darkness, into the warm sunlight,
I'm finally believing the thoughts in my head are right,
but time moves on and the heart's still strong,
I know I can't change it,
Or put right what once went wrong,
But I believe in miracles i believe in something pure
I believe with faith in mind, nothng can harm you anymore.
There comes a time when you realise
That you are searching for answers
Then clarity burns in your heart
You open your eyes, see for the very first time.
Everyones life is riddled with mines.
But I believe in miracles.
I believe in something pure.
I believe with faith in mind, nothing can harm you anymore.
The light shines on the darkness
But darkness turns his face
The light like a child he reaches out
But the darkness refrains its embrace.
Big George.
I'm finally believing the thoughts in my head are right,
but time moves on and the heart's still strong,
I know I can't change it,
Or put right what once went wrong,
But I believe in miracles i believe in something pure
I believe with faith in mind, nothng can harm you anymore.
There comes a time when you realise
That you are searching for answers
Then clarity burns in your heart
You open your eyes, see for the very first time.
Everyones life is riddled with mines.
But I believe in miracles.
I believe in something pure.
I believe with faith in mind, nothing can harm you anymore.
The light shines on the darkness
But darkness turns his face
The light like a child he reaches out
But the darkness refrains its embrace.
Big George.
Wednesday, 21 January 2009
Eternal Clann
(forgive us Rabbie, we love you dude)
If distinction the Creator maks’
Twixt’ those amang the masses
The fowk wha go wi’ guid intent
Rank highest o’ the classes
Through honest work an’ skill o’ hand
In Natures celebration -
Respect o’ Life, and kinship
Bequeathed doon generations
Whit can ye gie? whit can ye tak?
Whit hae ye for the table?
Broth an’ breid we hae tae share
Tae mak’ ye strong an’ able
O’ heart fire that unites us a’
Gie spirit, warmth and nurture
An’ courage tae embrace sic grace
Love is the only culture
The myth o’ progress shackles man
To war against the earth
Noo’s the hour tae break the chains
An’ recognise oor worth
Then unicorn shall wander free
Spirit now unfettered
The plans o' men enslave their souls
But the Clann can ne'r be bettered
Tam and all the Plane Castle posse
If distinction the Creator maks’
Twixt’ those amang the masses
The fowk wha go wi’ guid intent
Rank highest o’ the classes
Through honest work an’ skill o’ hand
In Natures celebration -
Respect o’ Life, and kinship
Bequeathed doon generations
Whit can ye gie? whit can ye tak?
Whit hae ye for the table?
Broth an’ breid we hae tae share
Tae mak’ ye strong an’ able
O’ heart fire that unites us a’
Gie spirit, warmth and nurture
An’ courage tae embrace sic grace
Love is the only culture
The myth o’ progress shackles man
To war against the earth
Noo’s the hour tae break the chains
An’ recognise oor worth
Then unicorn shall wander free
Spirit now unfettered
The plans o' men enslave their souls
But the Clann can ne'r be bettered
Tam and all the Plane Castle posse
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