Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition
The Book of Magauran (Author: [unknown])
section 17
XVII
Caech Ceisi O Clumhan cecinit
- Bean fa eineach fuair Niall
buaidh ar an eieach araen
2005] da gebhad uili ni ag Niall
tuili cliar ge thi re taebh.
- 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
- Ni cruaidh in ghnai sin da ghabh
da fuair in mnaisin fa mhodh
fa heinighibh da fuair fhear
ni cruaidh bean deidhinich Dhor.
- 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.
- 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.
p.132
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 2035] Indmhas Neill chaitheas re clu
is leir ar mhaitheas na mna
da righni mar chongol cno
brondo bo in tiri an ata.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
p.134
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 2075] Eang geal ga greanadh at ucht
do bhar trealamh a bhean Bert
blathoigi gach ball id mhicht
slicht da shnahaidi is cam ceart.
- 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.
- En balbh ar na dhenaibh dhoit
a Sadhbh re fhedhain is ait
2085] imda alt ot ahim ghlic
im blatheing bricc greanta id ghlaicc.
p.136
- 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.
- Righan Breagh ag denamh dhealbh
a fear ag feghain a cholbh
Niall ar moir a coindleadh charbh
Sadhbh as toigh a coindmeadh chorrn.
- 2095] Sadhal in bean fholtglan fhind
isa fear a corcradh chrand reand
do namh chuain chlaisti nir crom
tond bhaisti o chuaidh ma ceand.
- 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.
- Nir dhligh oigi ar a mhbiadh bearn
Niall mar as oidi don arm
2105] direoch cruimi a gailearr ngorm
as buimi chorrnn saereang Sadhbh.
- 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.
-
[...]
tigh ata ga dheilbh
na fir fa mhicht na mna ag muirn
da fhuair saireing ag Saidbh
ainm agus se a caileirr chuirn.
- 2115] Bas a taisich nocho tim
da chas chraisich as a heirr
do chas chleith nolamhaich nduind
do druim eich shoghanaich sheing.
p.138
- 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.
- Ni dhighnim ceilt ar neart Neill
ni imrind beirt ach bert aigh
2125] Mag amraghan o fhill foir
glanbranan oir a Cill Clair.
- 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.
- An ghna sin da chuaid fa crodh
geall gach taisich fhuair a fear
giabhaidh in giall nachar ghabh
beraidh a bhladh Niall ar neamh.
- 2135] Bean Marr da chomcabhair cleir
dil Concubair in mall min
o dug geg Dhuibhi do dhaimh
sed i laim gach dhuini dibh.
- 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
- 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
p.140