(48)Tha mar a tha cruinneachadh iongantach agus air leth tàlantach de luchd-ciùil is seinneadairean eadar-nàiseanta air tighinn còmhla gus urram a shealltainn dha SMO na chomharra air a' bhàidh is an spèis a th' aig daoine don cholaiste. Tha e cuideachd a' sealltainn mar a tha àite sònraichte aig Sabhal Mòr Ostaig ann an saoghal cultarach na h-Alba.That such an amazing array of talented international musicians and singers should come together in this way to celebrate and to honour the work of Sabhal Mòr is a wonderful testimony to the deep affection and respect in which it is held and, furthermore, is a recognition of the unique and special place which Sabhal Mòr occupies at the heart of Scottish cultural life. Tha (be.V.PRES) mar (as.CONJ) a (which.PRT.REL) tha (be.V.PRES) cruinneachadh (collect.VN) iongantach (surprising.ADJ) agus (and.CONJ) air leth (particularly.ADV) tàlantach (talented.ADJ) de (of.PREP) luchd-ciùil (musicians.N.M.PL) is (and.CONJ) seinneadairean (singers.N.M.PL) eadar-nàiseanta (international.ADJ) air (after.PREP) tighinn (come.VN) còmhla (together.ADV) gus (in order to.CONJ) urram (honour.N.M.SG) a (to.PRT.INFIN) shealltainn (show.V.INFIN+ASP) dha (to him.PREP+PRON.M.3S) SMO (SMO.UNK) na (in his.PREP+POSS.M.3S) chomharra (sign.N.M.SG+ASP) air (on.PREP) a' (the.DEF.F.SG.ND) bhàidh (affection.N.F.SG+ASP) is (and.CONJ) an (the.DEF.F.SG.ND) spèis (respect.N.F.SG) a (which.PRT.REL) th' (be.V.PRES) aig (at.PREP) daoine (persons.N.M.PL) don (to the.PREP+DEF) cholaiste (college.N.F.SG+ASP) Tha (be.V.PRES) e (he.PRON.M.3S) cuideachd (also.ADV) a' (-ing.PRT.CONT) sealltainn (show.PRESPART) mar (as.CONJ) a (which.PRT.REL) tha (be.V.PRES) àite (place.N.M.SG) sònraichte (special.ADJ) aig (at.PREP) Sabhal (barn.N.M.SG) Mòr (big.ADJ) Ostaig (Ostaig.NAME) ann an (in a.PREP+INDEF) saoghal (world.N.M.SG) cultarach (cultural.ADJ) na (of the.DEF.F.SG.GEN) h-Alba (Scotland.N.F.SG+H)