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Cairt a
sĂothchĂĄna ag sĂol Ădhaimh
[McKenna, L.:
DĂĄn DĂ©: The poems of Donnchadh MĂłr Ă DĂĄlaigh, and the religious
poems in the duanaire of the Yellow Book of Lecan, Dublin,
1922, poem 3]
Tadhg Ăg Ă
hUiginn
1 Cairt a
sĂothchĂĄna ag sĂol Ădhaimh
uan Muire do
mhaith a fhĂoch
a bheith ân-a
nĂĄmhaid dâfhuil Ăabha
dĂĄ muin rĂĄnaig
sĂ©ala an sĂoth.
2 Do mhaith an
Coimdhe cion Ădhaimh
usaide dhaoibh
dul n-a theach
do chum ribh
sĂodh is an seinchion
ar ghnĂomh gach
fhir beirthear breath.
3 Do
rinne Dia i n-ucht ar gciontadh
an
cogadh do chur i ndlĂșs
do
[bhà réidh] ar chionn an chogaidh
sionn fĂ©in do thogaibh Ăł thĂșs.
4
Guin san taobh tĂĄithidh ar mbrĂĄithreas
nĂĄ
bĂodh ân-a nĂĄmhaid [............. ]
[
.......... . ] sĂoth nĂ budh nĂșidhe
mĂĄ
do bhĂ fĂoch. [ . ............... ]
5
[......................... ] deise
[Dia
ann munar innis] fĂĄidh
gur
chuir sĂ©ala ar an sĂodh nuasain
sgĂ©ala an RĂogh i gcluasaibh cĂĄigh.
6
Crann na haithne is Ă© fa deara
dĂłibh gach aithbhear do fhuair siad
do
thuit clann Ădhaimh fan eire
gur
shlĂĄnuigh crann eile iad.
7
Tusa an chrannsain a chroch Ăosa
fhĂłireas iad nĂ hobair dhĂosg
tĂș
tugadh mar Ăoc san abhaill
dĂot
rugadh a caâainn ChrĂosd.
8
Cumas leighis ar lucht Eabha
aghar i gcronn na gcĂłig sĂoth
an
bioth cé tré mhnaoi do milleadh
do
bhaoi dĂ© i gcinneadh a chrĂoch.
9
Tugadh do chĂĄch cairt a sĂodha
ar
son na gclĂłdh do chuaidh thrĂod
gur
shĂn an RĂ a chorp red chlĂĄraibh
do
bhĂ olc Ădhaimh gan Ăoc.
10
TĂș an chairt ar ar cuireadh sĂ©ala
a
shĂodh na cĂĄna a chroch DĂ©
a
chroch fhuil ag cĂĄch ân-a cartaigh
cuir
ar sgåth do mharcaigh mé.
11
Do sĂĄidheadh crann a cion Eabha
i
n-ucht an DĂșilimh dia dâĂ©acht
do
fhóir sé Eabha is a haicme
is Ă©
séala a cairte an créacht.
12 A
chairt siothchĂĄna sĂl Ădhaimh
ainic sinn nĂ slighe cham
a-tĂș
fad chomhair a chairt-se
tĂș
cobhair as fhaigse ann.
13
TĂș do choisg cogadh na habhla
nĂ
fhuil toradh nach tig dhĂot
a-tĂĄ
sĂoth ann as a haithle
frĂoth i gcrann na haithne Ăoc.
14
Is tĂș an crann rĂ©r chuir an DĂșileamh
druim a bhaise baoghal dĂșinn
is
riot do shil crĂș as a chroidhe
tĂș Ăł
shin it oile i n-Ășir.
15
CĂșis truaighe re tabhairt dâaire
re
hucht ChrĂosd do chur fan lĂg
mar
do bhaoi Moire ar do mhuin-se
âs
dĂĄ mhnaoi oile ag tuirrse trĂd.
16
Cion Eabha i n-aghaidh an DĂșilimh
doirbh tĂ©arnamh Ăł thĂ©id ân-a cheann
[mĂĄ]
bheartha mé a chroch ón chéidchion
uch
nà hé nach léigthior leam.
17
Is tĂș do chaomhain cloinn Eabha
dâĂ©is an ubhaill ar fheirg DhĂ©
a
hucht an chroinn do gheabh grĂĄsa
fear
do chloinn na mnåsa mé.
18
Nocht do chrann i gcoinne [sĂosa]
[a
sĂoth chugainn] gidh chuin [raibh]
gidh
mall a fhearg [nochar] fhorĂĄil
an
crann dearg dom fhorĂĄil air.
19
LĂĄ na breithe bĂ âgam chaomhna
a
chroch DĂ© far dhoirt an crĂș
gabh
ort mo choimhéad is comhaill
ar
roimhĂ©ad mâolc toghaim thĂș.
20
Cuimhnigh dhĂșinne druim na baise
do
bhĂ ag ceangal do chlĂĄr bhrioc
cuimhnigh an bonn do bhĂ ar sileadh
âs
an chlĂ tholl do righeadh riot.
21
ForĂĄil meise ar Mac na hĂłighe
a
n-iarraim gidh aisgidh dhoirbh
i
n-ĂłnĂĄir an dĂĄ nglac ngonta
forĂĄil do mhac ochta oirn.
22
Do traothadh leat an lucht cogaidh
nar
chreid Dia do dhul sa chrann
tabhair mar do radais reimhe
cabhair bhfagais eile ann.
23.
Do bhà do chrann då chéad bliadhan
[brat] Ă© do fhĂłbair a sgrios
an
fĂłd do chuaidh ar an gcrannsain
nach
fuair Ăłg nĂĄ arsaidh dâfhios.
24
Do theacht chugainn a chroch Ăosa
uadha a-tĂĄthair ag teacht rĂș
dâĂ©is an tsluaigh Ăobhal dot fholach
fuair rĂoghan re tobhach thĂș.
25
TĂ©id ar chogar i gcrĂch nĂobhal
dâfhulang gach uilc do fhuair thrĂd
nĂor
chlĂł an bhean do bhĂ dot iarraidh
gur
bhean sĂ do dhiamhair dhĂd.
26
Adhlaicthear thĂș tearc do fhidir
i
n-uaigh chumhaing cleas nar dhĂș
dĂĄ
chrann is an uaigh it fhochair
fuair an tann far thochail thĂș.
27
Do rĂĄidh Eiliona nĂ haithnim
ar
n-osgladh don iomdhaidh cloch
acht
muna sheola Dia dhamh-sa
cia
don teora crannsa an chroch.
28
Tig a meanma ar Mac na hĂłighe
dâiarraidh an chĂĄis do chur dhĂ
fios
na dtrĂ gcrainnsin dar gcobhhair
gur
fhaillsigh RĂ an domhain dĂ.
29
Foillsighthear dhĂ dul dĂĄ dtĂłgbhĂĄil
trĂ
cuirp do cuireadh i n-uaigh
do
bhoing-se an triĂșr as an talmhain
iĂșl
do chroinn-se is amhlaidh fhuair.
30
Fear don triĂșrsa tug ret aighidh
dâaithne an dĂĄ gcroch do chuir dĂs
an
chalann do chuaidh id ghoire
fuair an t-anam roimhe a-rĂs.
31
Ag so an fĂĄth as a bhfrĂoth tâaithne
mâanam ar thâiocht ro bâĂĄil liom
mar
do fhĂłir tĂș a chroch an cĂĄssa
uch
a-tĂș red ghrĂĄs-sa i ngioll.
32 A
chroch Ăosa anaic meise
mé
mar bhrĂĄighid bhĂos i lĂĄimh
nĂ
an an chruinne âghĂĄ chuibhreach
a
mar uirre dâfhuighleach ĂĄir.