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Marthain t’anma
duit, a Dhomhnaill
[Maynooth C42,
11]
O Dalaig Fionn
cecinit
O Dalaig cedna
cecinit don Domnall cedna an tan
do goired O Caoim de iar mbas a athar
[Séadna, Dán
Díreach]
1 Martain d’anma
duit a Dhomhnaill
a
dheirg uir an octa thais
a
lamh do doirt fuil fa airmrinn
a
thuir an fuilt caimslim cais.
2 Gor mhela tu a
thaoibh mar ela
an
t-ainm nuadh-so a nuaidter gliadh
a
lamh nar tha(o)baig
ba(i)dh bidba[dh]
a
gradh faladh [leg. folaigh?] fionnbán [leg. -bhan] fial.
3 Gor mhela a-ris
laoidhe annamha
a
aigned beo ag bruithned cao[..]
a gas
bethrech ag bru(i)th gribhe
a
chrú(i)th fhethmech s(hao)ithe saor.
4 Mor onoir an
anma fuarais
ainm
Ui Chaoimh a chroidhe fial
decair cor ré dhión a Dhomnaill
gan
dion scol no comroinn cliar.
5 Mor imradh
d’anma-sa a ogain
fagháil clu do chlectadh se
do
bhiodh riamh ina Roimh oinig
[badh] doigh cliar gach oirir e.
6 Fada a-taid na
tredhe uaisle
a oig
dhiligh dhilas cleir
riamh
a ndegaid fhir an anma
a(i)
gil lebhair amhra fheil.
7 Gach nech fuair
an hainm-se [leg. t-] oraib
a Ui
Chaoim da ccro[mann slat]
do
chlect bheith fa fhion in urradh
eich
do ghniomh is br[onnadh] brat.
8 Dual don
ainm-sin ort dar-irib [12]
inmas
d’fogail aignid phuirt
blogad clach is fognamh d’filibh [leg. -idh?]
a
bhrath fogla cinid Cuirc.
9 Do chlect an
hainm-se [leg. t-] fuair tusa
taithemh gerr gan dul as-tech
dul
in inad madma a maille
sibal
fogla in ccionn [leg. i ccoinne?] crech.
10 Denamh cennais
caidremh anshoig
egar
sluaig re soilse re
fulang duaigh i n-aimsir omhain
dual
don ainm-sin oraib e.
11 Argain tire
togail dunaid
dergad lann ar laithrib gliad
tabhach cana fromad fine
blogad agha is denam dian.
12 Cennach duan o
dhamhaib Erenn
aister fada fuirech gerr
sechnad fledh is luighe ar luachair
ibhe
sreb a bruacaib benn.
13 Beith go la
gan luige a luirig
linad
glas de giallaib caigh
d’fer
bur n-anma is dual a Dhomnaill
is
tuar anma an orlainn aigh.
14 Ar uaisle gach
aoin or fhasais
d’feraib an Choimde a chru(i)th shidh
aithris gniom do-dentar [leg. do-ghé-] lib-se
a
ghriob ectmar Inse hÍr.
15 Gach ni bad
dual duit od aithris
d’airgib uaisle is d’airem cen
dod
ollamh is coir a chuimhne
a
urruid sloigh b[r]uigne Bregh.
16 Elenoir an
erla ghablaig[h]
geg
airmhech an aignid dhil
cnes
ar li ela fa sils[h]reb[h]
gor
mhela si dar-irib ib.
17 Slat de
roignib geg na nGaidel
gniom
tromda nach tuillfe beim
cul
camanach na ccraob ffigte
caor
glannairech sithe seim.
18 Siad ag grisad
’na gruaidh luisnig
lorg
a n-uaisle is adbar tnuith
fola
Gall is Gaidel Temra
gnaoiben mall an erla uir.
Crioch mar fuaras. Marthain Uir.