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Mair chungnamh lem chairdibh
Author: Unknown
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Electronic edition compiled and proof-read by Margaret Lantry
Funded by University College Cork. and
Professor Marianne McDonald via the CURIA Project.
2. Second draft.
Extent of text: 1673 words
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College Road, Cork, Ireland—http://www.ucc.ie/celt (1997) (2008) Distributed by CELT online at University College, Cork, Ireland.
Text ID Number: G402057
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Sources
Manuscript source- Dublin, Trinity College Library, 1340, 50 (alias H. 3. 19;
see Abbott and Gwynn, Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in Trinity
College Library (Dublin 1921)).
The edition used in the digital edition- Láimhbheartach Mac Cionnaith, Mair chungnamh lem chairdibh in Dioghluim Dána, Ed. Láimhbheartach Mac Cionnaith. , Dublin, Oifig an tSoláthair [Government Publication
Office] (1938) page 102–106
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Profile Description
Created: By an unknown Irish bardic poet.
Date range: c.1200–1600.
Use of language
Language: [GA] The text is in Classical Modern Irish.
Revision History
Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G402057
Mair chungnamh lem chairdibh: Author: Unknown
p.102
- 1] Mair
[gap: extent: 1 syllable]
chungnamh
lem chairdibh
2] cabhair uaim ní fhaghann siad;
3] mór dtaobh a ngabhad ga ngaoltaibh
4] caor charad ar aontail iad.
- 5] Urusa a aithne ar m'fhear chogaidh
6] a gcairdeas nach cabhair ghann;
7] gidh cia le gcarthair na caraid
8] sia ná an charthain anaid ann.
- 9] Tearc agam i n-am an chunntais
10] ar chionn an bháis gidh ard mh'uaill,
11] dam dhíon acht combáidh na gcarad;
12] gníomh folláin ní fhaghad uaim.
- 13] Do thaghas mar chairde croidhe
14] ar chionn mh'agra—ni hiúl gann—
15] dá cheathrar nó a trí nach
tréigeabh
16] neamhchur dá dtí an t-éigean ann.
p.103
- 17] Dom fhior cogaidh is cúis faitchis
18] gidh iomdha im chionn cunntas doirbh
19] an dá sheisear re hucht n-aighnis
20] sei-sean 's a lucht aimhlis oirn.
- 21] Gidh iomdha romham bearn baoghail
22] dom breith suas ní slighe ghann
23] —is é an t-iúl go neamh do
nochtadh—
24] triúr is fear is ochtar ann.
- 25] Lucht eadrána fheirge an áirdríogh,
26] iúl fíre as a bhfuil ar ndóigh,
27] mogall géag nach cumhang gcabhra,
28] dá ubhall déag abhla óir.
- 29] Do bhraitheas gur mhogal milis,
30] mian gach neich do-chiú 'n-a chnuas,
31] da chóigear 's dá chnaoi
san
chrobhuing
32] is sgaoi óigfhear thoghaim thuas.
- 33] Gidh éigean dáibh dul dom chumhdach
34] cóir cungnamh as lia sa lia;
35] mór ní dá neamhthail do-ním-
se
36] trí ceathrair as dísle ag Dia.
- 37] Do leanadar lorg a n-athar,
38] d'éis a bháis nír bheag a
ngrádh;
39] mogal cumhra an dá chnó déag-sa
40] umhla dhó ná an tréad-sa i
dtám.
- 41] Ní féadthar nach fionnfadh mi-se
42] —minic fhéachthar í dá
boing—
43] dá chnó dhéag d'iompuibh na humhla;
44] fionntair an ghéag chumhra i gcoill.
- 45] An fad do bhádar 'n-a mbeathaidh
46] briathra an sgrioptúir do sgag siad
47] na sé chúpla fa caoin freagra;
48] braoin drúchda na heagna iad.
- 49] Cúitéaghthar i n-am ar n-aighnis
50] —annamh fhuairsead taom budh theo—
51] ón éinfhear déag
páirte is Peadar
52] ar bpáirt-ne a mhéad leagar leo.
- 53] Ar bhfás tríom do thoradh m'ainmhian
54] iomdha fréamh as a bhfuil géag
55] a ndul i seilbh mh'anma d'fholcadh
56] calma an feidhm dhá dhoctar dhéag.
p.104
- 57] Ar n-imtheacht dá n-oide mhúinte
58] mogal cumhra an dá chnó dhéag
59] do líon ceo cumhadh gach
duine,
60] nar phudhar leo uile a n-
éag.
- 61] Ar n-anamhain uile i n-éintigh
62] do bh'í a n-orchra dar ghar glóir
63] —a dtoirse fa cumha choimhthe—
64] soillse ar ndula i ndoirche dhóibh.
- 65] Dá bhfuasgladh as a n-aitreibh iadhta
66] d'éis a n-athar—is iúl
fíor—
67] táinig an Spiorad Naomh neamhdha
68] ionad saor go ndearna dhíobh.
- 69] Táinig gus an teaghdhais ndúnta
70] an deachmhadh lá dá láibh
bróin
71] an Spiorad Naomh i dtairm theineadh;
72] saor an snaidhm fa dheireadh dhóibh.
- 73] Do fhoillsigh Dia san dúil teineadh
74] teangtha an domhain dóibh 'n-a rioth;
75] fir sin gan doghruing a ndéanmha
76] fir gan fhoghluim béarla ar bioth.
- 77] A n-eachtra nír bh'adhbhar guaise;
78] grás a n-eagna as lia sa lia;
79] an deaghsgol nír thréad gan teangtha
80] dá easbol déag dearbhtha ó Dhia.
- 81] Foillsighthear dhóibh dul dá dteagasg
82] na trí ranna—ní rian gann;
83] mar bu dú sgaoileadh an sgrioptúir
84] aoinfhear rú nír bh'iontnúidh ann.
- 85] Do cuireadh leo fa chuing creidmhe
86] na ceathra triair do thogh mé
87] —gan chairde budh beirthe a bhuidhe—
88] ceithre hairde an chruinne ché.
- 89] Ní tháinig ar dteacht dá dturas
90] —troma a ndochair ní dáil
ghann—
91] éinfhear dhíobh gan easgar
d'fhagháil
92] díol na n-easbal d'anáir ann.
- 93] Tiomsaighid timcheall na hóighe
94] re hucht a báis—ní beart
chlé—
95] a dá dhalta dhéag i n-aoinfheacht
96] 'n-a dtréad sgagtha ó dhraoidheacht
Dé.
p.105
- 97] A dteagmháil is-tigh i n-aoinfheacht
98] d'éis a n-eachtra ó thír do
thír
99] —ní raibhe snaidhm as sia ar Mhuire—
100] gairm ó Dhia ar gach nduine dhíbh.
- 101] Ag sin iomthúsa na hóighe
102] inghean Iaichim fa hard nós
103] dul dí ó ghrás gus na
grásaibh
104] 's í gan bhás ón bhás-sain
bhós.
- 105] Ós chionn a cuirp—cóir a
chreideamh—
106] ní chuala cluas nír chuir súil
107] a gclos do cheol ógh is aingeal
108] —eol as lór do dhaingean dúinn.
- 109] Iarraim ar éininghin Iaichim
110] a hucht a gaoil 'n-a ghaol ghar
111] i n-anáir an dá fhear déag-sain
112] seal d'fhagháil dá déagsain damh.
- 113] Ar impidhe an dá fhear déag-sa
114] do dhíon cáich tar ceann a locht
115] do-ní a muime agus a máthair
116] ní as uille ná an bráthair bocht.
- 117] Seol mo luinge re hucht n-anfhaid
118] —iomdha slighe don tigh thuas—
119] ná leagadh sé muna seolfam
120] Peadar is é ar seolchrann suas.
- 121] Uaidhe nó go bhfaghar fortocht
122] —fada dhamh i n-easbhaidh eoil—
123] ní ghéabha mé an cuma comha
124] gidh é tunna ola Eoin.
- 125] Go gcuire Tomás lámh linn-ne
126] i ló an bháis—budh tachar te—
127] lámh i dtaobh Dé mar do dheaghcuir
128] as ar shaor sé a dheacair dhe.
- 129] Parr-thalon agus Ta-théus
130] mo thonn fheirge—ní gníomh
gann—
131] Aindrias muna chabhra ó chroidhe
132] tarla an daighdhias oile ann.
- 133] Dom shaoradh ar fheirg, a Íosa,
134] acht Eoin Bruinne as bhráthair dhaoibh
135] ní mhar tréan as mó go Muire
136] San Séam nó a dó
ar ghoire
gaoil.
p.106
- 137] Suibhisgéal is easbhal orrdhraic
138] gidh é Matha nar mhaol sdair
139] tarla dhó glóir an dá ghradam
140] ag só dá choir agam air.