Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition
The Book of Magauran (Author: [unknown])

section 17

XVII

Caech Ceisi O Clumhan cecinit

    1. Bean fa eineach fuair Niall
      buaidh ar an eieach araen
      2005] da gebhad uili ni ag Niall
      tuili cliar ge thi re taebh.
    2. Fear fa heineach fuair Sadhb
      a deidheach ar a duain dha dearb
      duthaich di car ar a carnd
      2010] Sadhb fa bhladh ar nach bi bearnn
    3. Ni cruaidh in ghnai sin da ghabh
      da fuair in mnaisin fa mhodh
      fa heinighibh da fuair fhear
      ni cruaidh bean deidhinich Dhor.
    4. 2015] Fear ochor smain sisi ach se
      sissi fa bhuaidh ge dha bhai
      ni fhuigheadh fear oile hi
      bean Li ar a goiri don ghnai.
    5. Ceili fa teist ata ag Saidhb
      2020] teist cheili na mna ni meirbh
      in dias tuc dhil na namh ndoirbh
      snim soirbh a ndan ga dheilbh.

    6. p.132

    7. Sadhb sa damha ag dil na namh
      na damha gha ndin ag Niall
      2025] mar ra niad ni coimhshnim cael
      siad ar aen a coimhdhil cliar.
    8. Lanamhain gan mathas min
      lanamhain chaitheas a cradh{MS folio 12v b}sgath gach cleiri ag triall na deadh
      2030] Niall is bean Bheirri fa bhladh.
    9. Fearta feili a rath araen
      ca rath is reighi re radh
      maith da din a fear gu fial
      Niall sa bhean ag dil na namh.
    10. 2035] Indmhas Neill chaitheas re clu
      is leir ar mhaitheas na mna
      da righni mar chongol cno
      brondo bo in tiri an ata.
    11. Ce theit on daghmnai gan dil
      2040] in bhanghnai ni leig ar lar
      cia nach fuidhbheadh ni o Niall
      da ni riar dhuini gan dan.
    12. Tug Niall fa bhuaidh is a bhean
      gach a fuair gach cliar da crudh
      2045] ni ling ri in gnaisin da ghabh
      gan bladh taisich dhi dhul.
    13. Niall fein ocho fear gan gnai
      ach gi fial bean Neill fa ni
      luach ar a goiri in ghnai
      2050] fuath le gach mnai oili hi.
    14. Sidh is na creachtaibh o cleith Chal
      da mbeth a neintigh ar aen
      mu maith ag Dia gach fear fial
      da sia Niall ar neamh na naemh.

    15. p.134

    16. 2055] Ingean Chathail on glan gres
      ar gach fachain fa bladh bhos
      nir chuir si na ceand do chas
      ach a fas teand do ni a nos.
    17. Slat mhorfhais ag snim na sluagh
      2060] mac Tomais ag dil na ndamh
      biaidh fa bladh mar ra bhai Brian
      da ghabh Niall in ghnai ar a ghradh.
    18. Imdha damh re taibh as toigh
      ga radh ris a da chraibh chuir
      2065] bhar nos gnath ag gabhail leibh
      cach mar sin ag robhaidh ruibh.
    19. Tfhear a nag corcradh crand
      no ar a tradh ag locradh long
      go huccun da cromadh ceand{MS folio 13r a}
      2070] ag tolladh heang lucth
      [...]
      lom.
    20. Da sgiath reigh comla na crich
      a Neill gud chomdha ar chach
      ge hi ga sgoltudh dod sgiath
      as i in cliath ghontar do ghnath.
    21. 2075] Eang geal ga greanadh at ucht
      do bhar trealamh a bhean Bert
      blathoigi gach ball id mhicht
      slicht da shnahaidi is cam ceart.
    22. Ar son taidhchi nudhi a Neill
      2080] crod na Builli a haithli haigh
      bha seach ot cathaibh da chuaidh
      creach na buaibh machaidh le mnaibh.
    23. En balbh ar na dhenaibh dhoit
      a Sadhbh re fhedhain is ait
      2085] imda alt ot ahim ghlic
      im blatheing bricc greanta id ghlaicc.

    24. p.136

    25. Rabhud od mnai a Neill do neach
      agat fhein ma dha bhai brath
      dar leat is gonta hi dreach
      2090] mar rathi theach corcra on chath.
    26. Righan Breagh ag denamh dhealbh
      a fear ag feghain a cholbh
      Niall ar moir a coindleadh charbh
      Sadhbh as toigh a coindmeadh chorrn.
    27. 2095] Sadhal in bean fholtglan fhind
      isa fear a corcradh chrand reand
      do namh chuain chlaisti nir crom
      tond bhaisti o chuaidh ma ceand.
    28. Sadhbh is eang greanta ar a glun
      2100] no gor gearr leapdha na lar
      reanda na sleagh ar gurt ghliadh
      re Niall sa ucht geal re gadh.
    29. Nir dhligh oigi ar a mhbiadh bearn
      Niall mar as oidi don arm
      2105] direoch cruimi a gailearr ngorm
      as buimi chorrnn saereang Sadhbh.
    30. Ca thinadh nach robha a run
      sibhul mara is da mhian
      ceim roimi is gan cheim ar cul{MS folio 13r b}
      2110] is do run Neill a nhgoiri ghliadh.

    31. [...]
      tigh ata ga dheilbh
      na fir fa mhicht na mna ag muirn
      da fhuair saireing ag Saidbh
      ainm agus se a caileirr chuirn.
    32. 2115] Bas a taisich nocho tim
      da chas chraisich as a heirr
      do chas chleith nolamhaich nduind
      do druim eich shoghanaich sheing.

    33. p.138

    34. Ni ro don mnaisin a mogh
      2120] mo sa mo in gnai sin da ghabh
      sadhal ar mnai mhBeirri i mhbrudh
      sa gnai ag dul don bheindi bhan.
    35. Ni dhighnim ceilt ar neart Neill
      ni imrind beirt ach bert aigh
      2125] Mag amraghan o fhill foir
      glanbranan oir a Cill Clair.
    36. Snaim ga naghmadh gun min meirbh
      nachar snadhmadh a sidh Duilbh
      a chur ocho snim le Saidhbh
      2130] gach snaim da mbidh a mbrudh Bhuilb.
    37. An ghna sin da chuaid fa crodh
      geall gach taisich fhuair a fear
      giabhaidh in giall nachar ghabh
      beraidh a bhladh Niall ar neamh.
    38. 2135] Bean Marr da chomcabhair cleir
      dil Concubair in mall min
      o dug geg Dhuibhi do dhaimh
      sed i laim gach dhuini dibh.
    39. Tuili cliar fa blath na brudh
      2140] fath as a fhuighea Niall neamh
      nocho cruaidh do chaith a chrod
      flath Dor fa buaid is a bean. Bean
    40. O Dubhda ni duini min
      re Cunga da fuidbhea in fear
      2145] ic a geanaib craibhi Dor
      crodh dhfearaibh Bailli da bhean
      Bean fa eineach fuair Niall


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