Cétemain, cain cucht

Author: [unknown]

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Text ID Number: G400052

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Sources

Manuscript sources

Oxford, Bodleian Library, Laud 610, 120r.

Editions

Kuno Meyer, Revue celtique 5 (1881-83), [sect ] 20, 201-202. With corrigenda in Archiv für celtische Lexikographie 1 (1900) 482.
Kuno Meyer, [Céttemain cáin ré], Four Old Irish Songs of Summer and Winter (London 1903) 4 sq.

Translations

K. Jackson, Studies in early Celtic nature poetry (Cambridge 1935) 23 sq., 41 sq.
Kuno Meyer, [Céttemain cáin ré], Four Old Irish Songs of Summer and Winter (London 1903) 4 sq.
Kuno Meyer, The Boyish Exploits of Finn, Ériu 1 (1904) 186-187.
Kuno Meyer, Selections from Ancient Irish Poetry (London 1911) 54 sq.

The edition used in the digital edition

Gerard Murphy, May-Day in Early Irish lyrics, eighth to twelfth century, Ed. Gerard Murphy. , Oxford, Clarendon Press (1956) page 156–158

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Profile Description

Created: By anonymous authors in Irish monastic scriptoria Date range: c.700–800.

Use of language

Language: [GA] The text is in Old Irish.

Language: [EN] The subtitle is in English.

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Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G400052

Cétemain, cain cucht: Author: [unknown]

p.156

May-day

Ro fogluim-sim in tréide nemthigius filid .i. teínm láega & imus for-osna & díchedul di chennaib. Is ann sin do-róine Finn in laíg-si oc fromad a éicsi:

Cétemain, cain cucht,
rée rosaír rann;
canait luin laíd láin
día laí (grían) gaí n-gann.
Gairid cuí chrúaid den;
is fo-chen sam saír:
suidid síne serb
i m-bi cerb caill chraíb.
Cerbaid sam súaill sruth;
saigid graig lúath linn;
lethaid fota fraích;
for-beir folt fann finn.
Fúapair sceith scell scíach;
im-reith réid rían rith;
cuirithir sál súan;
tuigithir bláth bith.
Berait beich (bec nert)
bert bonn bochtai bláith;
berid slabrai slíab:
feraid saidbir sáith.
Seinnid caille céol;
con-greinn séol síd slán;
síatair denn do dinn,
dé do loch linn lán.

p.158

Labraid tragna trén;
canaid ess n-ard n-úag
fáilti do (thoinn) té;
táinic lúachra lúad.
Lengait fainnle fúas;
(im-said) crúas cíuil (cróich)
for-beir mes máeth méth;
(innisid loth loíth).
(Leig lath fath feig);
(fert) ar-cain cuí chrúaid;
cuirithir brecc bedc;
is balc (gedc) láith lúaith.
Losaid foirbríg fer;
óg a m-búaid m-breg m-bras;
caín cach caille clár;
caín cach mag már mas.
Melldach rée rann;
(ro fáith) gaíth garb gam;
gel ros; toirthech (tonn);
(oll) síd; subach sam.
Suidigthir íall én
(i n-íath) i m-bí ben;
búirithir gort glas
i m-bí bras glas gel.
Greit mer, imrim ech;
im-sernar sreth slúaig;
rosáer rath geilestar:
ór eilestar úaid.
Ecal aird fer fann;
fedil fochain ucht;
uiss ima-cain
‘Cetemain, cain cucht’.