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Gáir na Gairbe glaídbinne

Author: [unknown]

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Electronic edition compiled by Donnchadh Ó Corráin

Funded by University College, Cork and
Professor Marianne McDonald via the CURIA Project.

2. Second draft, revised and corrected.

Extent of text: 1065 words

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(1996) (2010)

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Text ID Number: G400044

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Sources

    Manuscript sources
  1. Brussels, Bibliothèque royale, 5100–4, p. 52.
    Editions
  1. Whitley Stokes, Poems ascribed to S. Moling. From Brussels MS. 5100–4, pp. 50–67, Anecdota from Irish Manuscripts 2 (Halle 1908) 23–24.
    The edition used in the digital edition
  1. Gerard Murphy, The Cry of the Garb in Early Irish lyrics, eighth to twelfth century, Ed. Gerard Murphy. , Oxford, Clarendon Press (1956) page 112–116

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Created: By anonymous authors in Irish monastic scriptoria Date range: c.1125–1175.

Use of language

Language: [GA] The text is in Middle Irish.
Language: [EN] The subtitle is in English.

Revision History

Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G400044

Gáir na Gairbe glaídbinne: Author: [unknown]

p.112

The Cry of the Garb

{speech Suibhne}

  1. Gáir na Gairbe glaídbinne
    glaídes re tosach tuinne;
    rátha aidble aíbinne
    d'íasc oc irshnám 'na bruinne!
  2. Gairit lem mo chomainmne,
    fégad lán línas múru:
    buinne rothrén roGairbe,
    uis 'gá chor ar cúlu.

    3. p.114

  3. Is súairc immar glecait-sium
    tuile is aithbe co n-úaire;
    imá-sech do-ecmait-sium
    sís is an-ís cech úaire.
  4. Cairche cíuil at-chluinim-se
    'sin Gairb go n-glúaire geimrid;
    ra muirn móir con-tuilim-se
    i n-aidche adúair eigrid.
  5. Éoin chalaid co céolchaire,
    céoilbinne a n-gotha gnátha;
    impa rom-geib éolchaire,
    'má ceilebrad cech trátha.
  6. Binn lem loin oc longaire
    ocus éistecht re h-aifrenn;
    gairit lem mo chomnaide
    ar drumchla (Durthaigh Faithlenn)
  7. Is ríu-sein con-tuilim-se
    ar bennaib is ar barrgail;
    na céolas do-chluinim-se
    is airfeitiud dom anmain:
  8. Céol na salm go salmglaine
    i Rinn Ruis Bruic cen búaine;
    dordán daim duinn damgaire
    do lecain Erce úaire.
  9. Codlad adúar áenaidche;
    éistecht re trethan tuinne;
    gotha aidble énlaithe
    d' fhidbaid Fheda Cuille;
  10. Osnad gaíthe geimreta;
    fúaim doininne fa dairbre:
    géisid lec úar eigreta
    oc maidm tría gáir na Gairbe.

    11. p.116

  11. Duilig trátha d' urmaisin
    i m-bentar cluic cen bailbe,
    ra sían Inbir Dubglaise
    oc ra gáir na Gairbe.
  12. Muir na fairrge fograige
    timchell síar dorais Airbre —
    gairde lim im chomnaide
    éistecht re gáir na Gairbe.
  13. Druim Lethet co l-línmaire
    dercain donna ar a dairbre;
    a mac alla is mírbuile
    fhrecras lem gáir Gairbe.
  14. Ess Máige, Ess Dubthaige,
    Ess Rúaid cos' reithet maigre,
    gidat imda a turthaige
    binne fogar na Gairbe.
  15. Benn Boirche, Benn Bógaine
    is Glenn Bolcán go m-bailbe,
    mór n-aidche, mór nónaide
    tánac fa gáir na Gairbe.
  16. Tonn Túaige, Tonn Rudraige
    (nídat imfhoicse a n-airde):
    gairde lim ná a n-urnaide
    éistecht re gáir na Gairbe.
  17. Taídiu thenn na tairngire,
    binn a h-airdess co n-áine;
    in Tacarda ainglide —
    ga h-ess as glaine gáire?
  18. A Mo Ling na connailbe
    gus' tucus cenn mo báire,
    go n-derna mo chomairge
    ar ifrenn as garb gáire!