Scottish Gaelic Quotes

“Nuair a bhagras an nàmhaid,
Air a' Ghàidheal a dh'éighear -

Bidh gach morair is iarla
Guidhe dian leibh gu éirigh,

Bidh sibh measail aig diùcan
'S bheir an Crùn a chuid fhéin dhuibh;

Ach nuair cheanglar an t-sith leibh
Cha bhi cuimhn' air bhur feum dhaibh,

Cha bhi cuimhn' air mar smàladh
Thar sàl do thìr chéin sibh,

Mar chaidh fearann a dhiùltadh
'S mar a chum iad na féidh bhuaibh,

Mar a chu iad an t-iasg bhuaibh
Agus ianlaith nan speuran.


When the enemy threaten,
It's the Gael who is called -

Each earl and each lord
Implores you to rise,

Dukes show you respect
And the Crown gives you its share;

But when peace is secured by you
They'll forget how you served them,

They'll forget you were banished
Far over the sea,

And how land was refused
And they forbade you the deer,

And forbade you the fish
And the birds of the air.


- Ruairidh MacAoidh ”
― Ronald Black, An Tuil = The Flood: Anthology of 20th-Century Scottish Gaelic Verse

“You are a kind soul, mo chreach bheag. I hate to think that you have been lonely for most of your life, when all you deserved was the world.”
― Dolores Lane, Bloody Fingers & Red Lipstick

“You are a fine dancer, Dubh Burton.”
I smile, giving her a soft kiss on her cheek. “And you are flourishing like a flower, mo chreach. You’ve embraced your darkness, and my, it is beautiful.”
― Dolores Lane, Bloody Fingers & Red Lipstick

“It’s just you and me,” he groans. “You’re mine now, mo chreach bheag. I am never letting you go.”
― Dolores Lane, Bloody Fingers & Red Lipstick

“Last night was the best night of my life, mo chreach bheag.”
― Dolores Lane, Bloody Fingers & Red Lipstick