- CRUITHNIGH cid dos farclam,
i n-iath Alban n-amhra,
go n-a m-brigh bil beldha,
cia tir as nach targa?- Cia fochonn fos ro gluais,
o crichaibh in chogaid?
fri snim tond tar sreathar,
cia lín long do lodar?- Cia slondud fria tiachtain
do riactain na rige?
as a n-airm fadhein,
is cia n-ainm a tire?- Traicia ainm a tíre
go síre a séolta
iar na tairchiul teachta,
a n-airthiur na h-Eorpa,- Agantirsi a n-anmann
am rand Ercail-itbi
o cearptardi a cuctlí
atbertar cid Picti.- Picti in aicme at raibh
ros taitne teacht muir,
gan gnim n-deireoil n-dodchaidh,
sil n-Geleoin mic Ercoil.- h-Uadibh seisear brathar,
fri lathar gan liun,
do serc bladh go soadh,
in seachtmadh a siur.- Solen, Ulpha, Nechtain,
Drostan dechtain dretell,
a n-anmand a n-aebdus,
Aengus agus Leithend.
- Lan ri Traigia treabhtha
do dechra a siuir sochla,
ro bo damna deabhtha,
gan tarba gan tochra.- Tangadar lea in deigh-fhir,
o thiribh, o thredaibh,
luct tri long co lormudh,
nonbhur ar trí cédaib.- Cingset seach tuind crichi
Frangcu, fiachu failgis,
gnid cathraigh airm aiblis
d'iar ba ainm Pictabis.- Pictabis a Pictis
atbertís a cathraigh,
ba slonnud slan sochraidh
iarum dar sin rath-múir.- Ri ro char a siuir,
tré gliaidh go n-ghairge,
di foconn a ferge,
a d-tothfund for fairge.
- For tracht mara meadhbhaidh
long lelaigh lucht lathair,
anais ar a feisiur
acin seisead brathair.- Badar in Pictaue,
go n-graine dia n-glenail,
a n-ainm ro bo aedha,
airm irraba Elair.- Elaid ass a chéle,
co n-dene fo diúd,
cind da lá gach lachtu,
atbath accu a siur.- Seach Breatnaibh 'na reimim,
co h-Erinn na h-aine,
ro toghsat a tindremh
gobhsat Inber Slaine.- Slaigseat sluagh Fea foghlach,
dia fognam i nemni,
tria glundu garga
i cath Arda Leamnacht.
- Laich angbaidhe, aimble,
fea faidbhe fudar,
gona danaibh go n-dechraibh,
do Bhreatnaib a bunadh.- Ba marbh nech no theigdis
acht teilgteis a fhuile,
go bom tru doenne,
cidh cu nó cidh dune.- Drui Cruithnech in cardais,
fuair ic amtis amlaidh,
lemlacht is innalad
fri thamadh for talmain.- Tuctha tainte treabh-clann,
la Cremhthand coir cenn-balc,
co tomhlacht an aicmidh,
for faicthi Ard Lemnacht.- Slaigsead sluaigh Fea faebrach
gan trebad is gan torad,
ro chobhradh dia n-dith gliaidh,
Cremthand Sciathbel scorach.- Sguirsit ann in Cruithnigh
for tuirtibh tri maighe,
comdar ecla faebair
na Gaeidil go n-gloine.- Gar iar sin go n-apad
cethrur blathach brathar,
Solen, Neachtan, Drostan,
Aengus, fosdán fathach.- Ro faith a n-deas Ulfa,
iar n-urchra a charad,
in Rachrand i m-Breagaibh,
and ro mebaid malairt.- Morthar occa Cathluain,
nir bo truag in t-aire,
do rig foraibh uile
ria n-dul a tír n-aile.- Ar asbert friu Erimon
as in Erind sechtar,
ar na dearna deabaidh
immon Teamair tectaidh.- Tri cét ban do breatha,
doibh ros tetha tlathaigh,
cidheadh ro bo tuachail,
gach bean go n-a brathair.- Batar ratha forro,
fridh rennu fri dire,
conidh soire a máthar,
rus gnath gabh in righi.- Rerdair as in Erinn
ina reimim rath-glind,
gan muréir gan marc-luagh,
im Cathluan mac Caitmind.- Catmolodhor cnap-cruaidh
is Cathmachan gluair,
bhadar gilli glordha
dá mac chróda Cathluain.- A coraidh cruaidh comhnart
ba trom balc a tairm seam
Cing cocerrnn dia cerrn-seomh
Im mac Perrnn a n-ainm-seomh.- H-Uaisem ainm a filidh
no síred in sed-gin,
ro bo rus dia milidh
Crus mac Cirigh Cetlim.- Cruithne mac coir Cínca
doibh ro thincha tochmorc,
co tuc banntracht blath-ghlan
dar Athmagh, dar Athgort.- Anait dibh a n-Ealga,
go lin cerda is curach,
nad cesead for Breagmach
seisear demnach druadh.- Druidheacht is idlacht, maith,
in ailc min glan mur glan,
barc dibeirgi, duain gil,
is uaidib ro munadh.- Moradh sred is mana,
raga sin, am sona,
gotha én do faire
cairi gach ceol cona.- Cnuic is coirthi ar chora,
cen troga tuath taille,
tuargaibset a tindrem
sund a n-Inber Bonni.- Ba h-eadh lodar uaindi
go n-gluaire na gríbhe,
ima taigh co trene
i tir maiseach Ile.
- Is as gabsat Albain,
ard-ghlain ailes toirthiú,
cen dith lucht la trébtu
o crich Chat co Foircu.- Ros bris Cathluan cathu
gen tachu cen techtu
nír bo ingarg tuchtu
co ro marbh Breatnu.- Ba de gabsat Albain,
ard-glain talcain tlach-mín,
co n-imad Amlaebh
co Cinaeth mac n-Alpin
- Ar creachadh n-ard n-aichnidh,
for aithchib cen uchneim
ní celldar in cochlaigh,
as de adberar Cruithnigh.- Coeca rig cém crechach,
mar aen de sil Echdach,
o Fergus ro fíríd
co Mac m-b rigach m-Bretach.- Se riga ar se deichibh,
dibh fri feithim fuil crech
carsat sithe suichlech,
gabsat righe Cruithneach.Cruithnig dos forclam.