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19. A bhean og, on a bhean og $
Length: short 8qq
Certainty: 5
Period:
  1. 17th mid
Areas:
  1. Munster
Classes:
  1. love poetry
Manuscripts:
  1. Mayn. R 76 Sean O Conaire
  2. RIA 962 (23/D/25) [23/A/13a]1768 Cork
  3. RIA 256(23/G/23) M.OgOLongain 1800-
  4. RIA 73 (3/B/9) M. Og O Longain 1810-14
  5. RIA 253 (F/iv/2 ) M. Og O Longain 1813
Prints:
  1. text Walsh, Gleanings, 118-19
Motifs:
  1. Judgment Day
  2. Pains of love
Poet Christian Names:
  1. Piaras ( Mayn. R 76, RIA 962)
  2. Tadhg mac Diarmada (RIA 256, 253)
Poet Surnames:
  1. O Dalaigh (鈥楥earbhall O Dalaigh鈥? RIA 73)
  2. Feiriteir
Meter Vars:
  1. RannGhairid (chetharchubhaidh)
Poem:

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A bhean 贸g 贸n a bhean 贸g


[Walsh, Paul: Gleanings from Irish Manuscripts, sec. ed., Dublin, 1933, 118-9]


Piaras Feirit茅ar


1 A bhean 贸g 贸n a bhean 贸g

n铆 cumhain leat p贸sa n谩 p贸g

n铆 cumhain leat suirghe n谩 searc

doiligh do bheart a bean 贸g.


2 Roi-bhinn leat 贸n roi-bhinn leat

m鈥檕sna 茅agcomhlainn gan neart

7 leigheas dod le贸n od l茅an

bheith ag de贸l mo dh茅ar 贸m dhearc.


3 Creach tr铆om thaobh 贸n creach tr铆och thaobh

a ghrua chorcra a chneas mar aol

m茅ad mo ph谩ise 鈥榮 gan t煤 tinn

loighead do ch谩is-si is gann sinn saor.


4 Duit a mhairg 贸n duit a mhairg

gur clos don uile 贸rd 贸s aird

gur l茅igis sinn ag searg gan lorg

a chealg bhorb mar cholg rom chailg.


5 Och is dearbh 贸n och is dearbh

贸n l贸 ina robha a leinbh im leanbh

go bhfuil mo shealbh id sheilbh shoirbh

mo dhealbh 贸d dheilbh c茅 doirbh dealbh.


6 C茅 chuais tharm 贸n c茅 chuais tharm

a ch煤l chomhthrom rom arg gan arm

do shille mheirbh mharbh-dhearc ngorm

bronnaim feirm orm 贸m anm.


7 A ghrian gheal 贸n a ghrian gheal

a ghl贸r sh谩mh na soirbh-r谩dh sean

muna saoile ar chosnamh 谩r gc谩s

brosdaigh ar mo bh谩s a bhean.


8 Luan an tsl贸igh 贸n luan an tsl贸igh

itchim ar 谩ird-r铆gh na nae n-贸rd

gan cothrom n谩r l茅ige leat

do bheart orm a bhean 贸g. a.b.e.a.n.o.g