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Súanach sin, a Éorann án

Author: [unknown]

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Text ID Number: G400045

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    Manuscript sources
  1. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 236, 86a–b (olim B iv 1, see Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy, fasc. 5, 586).
  2. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 58, 146–47 (olim 23 K 44, see Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy, fasc. 2, 165).
    Editions
  1. J. G. O'Keeffe, Buile Shuibne (London 1913; Dublin 1932).
    Translations
  1. J. G. O'Keeffe, Buile Shuibne (London 1913).
    The edition used in the digital edition
  1. Gerard Murphy, Suibne and Éorann in Early Irish lyrics, eighth to twelfth century, Ed. Gerard Murphy. , Oxford, Clarendon Press (1956) page 118–122

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Created: By anonymous authors in Irish monastic scriptoria Date range: c.1150–1200.

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

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Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G400045

Súanach sin, a Éorann án: Author: [unknown]

p.118

Suibne and Éorann

As amlaidh éimh ro bhuí Éorann an tan-sin ar f-feis le Gúaire mac Conghaile meic Sgannláin, ar rob í Éorann fa bean do Shuibne [gap: ellipse]. Ro-síacht trá Suibhne go n-ige an baile ina raibhe Éorann. Do-dheachaidh Gúaire do sheilg an lá-sin [gap: ellipse]. Deisidh íarum an gheilt for furdhorus na boithe i raibhe Éorann, conadh ann it-beart: ‘An cumhain leat, a inghean’, ar sé, ‘an grádh romhór do-rad cách úainn dá chéile an ionbhaidh ro bhámmar imur-áon? & is súanach sádail duitsi’, ar sé, ‘& ní headh dhamh-sa’; conadh ann ad-beart Suibhne & ro fhreagair Éorann é:{speech Suibne}
  1. Súanach sin, a Éorann án,
    i leith leptha ret lennán;
    ní h-inann is mise i fus:
    cían ó a-túsa ar anforus.
  2. Ro ráidis, a Éorann oll,
    aithesc álainn imétrom,
    co ná beithea it bethaid de,
    scarad énlá re Suibne.
  3. In-díu is súaichnid co prap
    bec let bríg do sencharat:
    te duit ar clúim choilcthe chain;
    úar dam-sa i-mmuig co matain.
    4. {speech Éorann}
  4. Is mo-chen duit, a geilt glan:
    tú is tocha d' feruib talman;
    gid súanach, is súaill mo chlí
    ón ló at-chúala tú ar nefní.
    5. {speech Suibne}
  5. Is tocha let mac in ríg
    beires tú d' ól gan imsním;
    is é do thohcmarc toga;
    ní íarr sib bar senchara.

    6. p.120

    {speech Éorann}
  6. Ce nom-bered mac in ríg
    do thigib óil gan imsním,
    ferr lim feis i cúas cháel chroinn
    let, a fhir, díanot-cháemsainn.
    7. {speech Suibne}
  7. Córa duit serc ocus grád
    don fiur 'gá taí th' áenarán
    iná di geilt gairb gortaig
    úathaig omnaig urnochtaig.{speech Éorann}
  8. Dá tuctha mo roga dam
    d' feruib Éirenn is Alban
    ferr lem it chommaid gan chol
    ar uisce ocus ar birar.
    9. {speech Suibne}
  9. Ní conair do degmnaí dil
    Suibne sunn ar slicht imnid:
    úar mo leptha ac Ard Abla;
    nídot terca m' úaradba.
    10. {speech Éorann}
  10. Mo-núar, ám, a geilt gnímach,
    do beith éitig imsnímach;
    sáeth lem do chnes ro chloí dath,
    dresa is draigin dot répad.
    11. {speech Suibne}
  11. Ní dá chairiugud dam ort,
    a máethainder máeth étrocht:
    Críst mac Maire, mórda cacht
    é dom-rat i n-écomnart.
    12. {speech Éorann}
  12. Ropad maith lem ar m-beith ar-áen,
    co tísed clúm ar ar táeb,
    co sirinn soirche is doirche
    let, cach lá is gach énaidche.

    13. p.122

    {speech Suibne}
  13. Adaig damsa i m-Boirche binn;
    ránac Túag Inbir álainn;
    co sirius Mag Fáil co fraig;
    táirlius do Chill Uí Súanaig.

    Ní thairnic dhó acht sin do rádh an úair ro líon an slúagh an longphort as gach aird. Téid-siumh íarumh ina réim romhadhma for teichedh amail ba minic leis.