Variants
[V]
[YBL col 136 (Y); O’Conor Don’s Book 51 (C) RIA 23 F 16 p. 123 (F);
also in 24 L 6 p. 39 and in 6 other RIs MSS of small value. Stanzas
27, 34, 48 are not in YF 29 not on Y. Text is Y and F] 1b oir(chill air
do F 3c ritheing Y 4b an tsaoghuil F d namhraghas F 6b an bhf. c da
mbeith fear F d do ré FY 7c breagfadh uam F 8a goin F 9c ceard F d
fhearg F 11d a hI, F 12b mun bú hu. F c fa dheoigh F d Luicifeoir F
13a ar s. F b can a. gan u. Y gan a. gan u. F c dá mbeid F d mar t. FY
14d och ciadh lér t. F 15d ge chuin F 18c a altra ar a gl. g. F 19c ghaol dí
ní as F d is í mo chr. F 20d nálam Y 22d re n-a. Y 23a chualuidh F b
bean lér br. F d ma mian bu olc don anmuin F 25a ná ha. Y 28b da de F
29a Dia gá d. teisd F c mo umhla F 30b ó thosach F c do not in Y 35c
bhfaicthear F 38c an duibhe F 41a Ní feadar F 42d do ph. na p. YF
45d a hibhe F 47a Go ndean tar cheann mo cheannuigh F 48 only in C.
Tadhg Óg Ó hUiginn
Whole text
- p.8
- 136Beag nach táinig mo théarma
a oirchill do b'indéanmha
is cionnta don té nach tuig
dom ré ní thiocfa a dtánaig. - Lá dá dtáinig riamh roimhe
ní thiocfa ar ar dtéarmai-ne
ní mó as leam an lá nach tig
ní ar mo cheann a-tá a dtáinig. - Lá ar aisiog ní fhuighe sionn
dar chaith mé mairg nach tuigionn
ní fhill mo ré 'n-a fhrithing
ní linn gan é d'oirichill. - Gearr bhus comhursa an chruinne
téarná an saoghal seachuinne
a dtéarná is dom ré raghas
mé gach éan-lá i n-amharas. - Gá fios damh a Dhé nimhe
anois uair na haithrighe
an nbiam an uair oile ann
an uain as ghoire gabham. - Nocha bhfidir neach fa nimh
a bhfuighe ón bhás beart doiligh
dá mb'é fear 's a ré reimhe
dá ré eadh na haithrighe. - Mithigh oirchill an éaga
duine dhínn ní dheirméada
sul do bréagtha uan m'óige
déanta tuar na Tríonóide. - Ní léigfe an bás buan an ghoimh
mairg as cionntach fá chomhair
do lucht an bheatha is dearbh dhóibh
an leanbb seacha ná an seanóir. - Is cionntach nach caithid so
's giorra an téarma tá rompa
a gcéad-aois re Ceird na ndúl
dá bhféadaois a fheirg d'iompúdh. - An bior do bhí 'n-a throighthibh
is cionntach nach ceannuighthir
's an crainn-sin rér chuir a dhruim
ar a bhfuil d'aimsir aguinn. - Do luigh ar lár na huaighe
d'fhóirithin a n-anbhuaine
tug fréamha a chridhe dar gcionn
tug fine Eabha ó Ifrionn. - Mór an t-adhbhar diomdha dhó
mun badh urramach Iosa
sé ar dhá fhear déag fa dheireadh
's a méad do lean Lúicheifear. - Gé táid siad ag séana a locht
gan aithrighe gan umhlocht
na cionnta gidh cia 'gá mbeid
mar thiocfa Dia ní dhingneid. - Tiocfa Luan laethe an bhrátha
mór an t-adhbhar ursgátha
Dia is a chroch lé ghualainn ngil
uch cia bhus tualaing teichidh. - Aigéaraidh Dia do dhealbh neamh
ar chionntachaibh an Choimdheadh
a ghoin 's ní bí 'n-a héanar
gidh choin tí dá ta sbéanadh. p.9 - Measfaidh Athair na n-uile
maith is olc gach éan-duine
eagail an uair a-déara
teagaidh uaibh a fhíréana. - Na créachta fhuair nar íoc mé
sirim a hucht na hóighe
ar a beith ro-chosmhuil ruinn
cleith na n-othar-soin oruinn. - Oidhre Dé do dhiúl a cíogh
maoidheadh máthair an Airdríogh
a chodladh ar a glún ngeal
agradh dhún ar an Dúileamh. - Fogus do Mhuire óigh inn
ó ghaol Anna agus Iaichim
a-tá mo ghaol ní as neasa
dhí ná mo chraobh choibhneasa. - Gidh iomdha áladh domhuin
ar Iosa 'n-ar n-urchomhair
lór éadoimhne na n-áladh
dá bhféadaim-ne a bhfriothálamh. - Móide as cionntach clann Eabha
re Críosd is cúis aithmhéala
do maithfidhe a fhuil 's a fheoil
do mhuin aithrighe ar éindeoir. - Do chuala mé eacht eile
uirsgéal ar an aithrighe
do ghlór an sgrioptúir an sgéal
mór as iontnúidh a n-aibéar. - Re linn Críosd do chuala mé
bean re briseadh na haithne
srian rís an gcorp nachar chuir
fa mian 'na olc don anmuin. - Do bhí Muire Magh-da-léan
i n-aghaidh Dé is a dheibhléan
tug do lár a ndearna ar Dhia
a ghrádh i meanma Mairia. - Lá éigin 'n-a aithle so
do chí ar éis aisdir Iosa.
ag nighe a gheal-bhonn do ghabh
cridhe a dearnann gur deargadh - Níor chumail díobh acht déara
mór an acfuinn aithmhéala
gur nigh a bhonn 's a glún geal
mong a dá súl ag sileadh. - An bonn tana is a throigh bhog
ón rosg do rinne a n-ionnlod
Muire do chumail a céibh
dá bhonnaibh uile ainn-séin. - Ní dhearna riamh roimhe soin
i n-íoc ar dhoirt do dhéaraibh
ní nar maitheadh don mhnaoi-se
's í ar gcaitheamh a céad-aoise. - Do ráidh Dia fa díochra an teasd
mo chean do chuala an aitheasg
umhla Muire Magh-da-léan
damh iná an uile fhíréan - Do mhaithfeadh Dia a ndearna mé
ar dtús i dtosach m'aoise
don mhnaoi-se mar do mhaith soin
sgaith a haoise re holcaibh. - Mairg dá dtig a seacna so
an teaghdhais i dtá Iosa
go dtí dhíom túr an tighe
do chríon nó d'úr m'aimsire. - Dá mbeithea ar neamh na naoi ngrádh
ó do chruthuigh Dia an domhnán
ní mór nach éan-laithe d'fhior
le glór éanlaithe is aingeal. - Cuid dá n-aoibhneas leath ar leath
lucht a thighe is Dia dúileach
an Maic-sin Dé dá ndéaghain
's é dá fhaicsin d'fhíréanaibh. - Do gheibh teaghlach tighe an Ríogh
is beatha ó nach buan imshníomh
toil a gcluas is a gcroidhe
tuas i dtoigh na trócuire. p.10 - Is lór le lucht an tighe
d'aoibhneas aca d'áiridhe
gion go bhfaicfear is fíor sin
acht taithneamh Ríogh an ríchidh. - Teach eile aithrisdear dhúinn
thug Dia d'ainglibh an iomtnúidh
is glóir do mhúch a meadhair
tnúth dhóibh ris an Dúileamhain. - Do ionnarbh Dia mar do dhligh
an deachmhadh ord dá ainglibh
teagh doirche i ndiaidh na heachtra
biaidh choidhche 'gun chuideachta. - Ar dtuitim a-nuas do nimh
le hanuabhar an aingil
téid gile dhóibh ar dhuibhe
slóigh tighe na trócuire. - Teagh Ifrinn ag a fheitheamh
ó shin i le ag Lúicheifear
mairg 'gá bhfuil an teagh-soin trá
easbhaidh ón toigh ní theasdá. - A-tá teine ar nach téid smál
i mbrugh Ifrinn ar fhadáh
sneachta nach síl re teinidh
i dtigh leabtha Lúichifir. - Ní héidir a fhulang sin
sneachta garbh tré ghaoith gheimhridh
gríos na n-uamhadh gach re n-am
bhíos 'n-a fhuaradh dom anam. - Gion go mbeith ní beag an teidhm
fuacht ná teas i dtigh Ifeirnn
glór na ndiabhal is a ndath
lór do phianadh na bhfeacthach. - Ar Ifreann go n-aince mé
an bhas do bhí fan tairrnge
is an troigh do chuaidh fan gcló
do loigh i n-uaigh is do éaló. - Ionmhuin béal do bhí 'n-a thocht
i measg Íobhal tré umhlocht
ionmhuin bonn do bhí snuighthe
's an Rí i gcronn dar gceannaich-ne. - Do cheannuigh Dia le digh seirbh
gan mo bheith i mbrugh Ifeirn
Rí na ndúl acht gér thaom té
is dúnn do aomh an ibhe. - Mór an onóir fhuair Muire
ar n-éag don fhionn fholt-bhuidhe
rug eitil a-nonn ar neamh
's a bonn ar eitibh aingeal. - Déanadh tar ceann mo chionadh
máthair mheic an Dúiliomhan
síodh an Ríogh do róine mé
ar chíogh na hóighe d'ibhe. - Saor ó bhréig an bheatha ché
go raibh Tadhg tráth an fhínné
gurab é a chríoch re ndol dé
síoth Dé re for a bhfuighbhe.
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Title (uniform): Beag nach táinig mo théarma
Author: Tadhg Óg Ó hUiginn
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Date: 2014
Date: 2020
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Manuscript sources
- Dublin, Trinity College Library, 1318, (alias H. 2. 16 alias Yellow Book of Lecan); an Duanaire; see Abbott and Gwynn, Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in Trinity College Library (Dublin 1921). Digital images and the description from Abbott and Gwynn are available on http://www.isos.dias.ie.
- Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, Advocates 72 1 29, dated 16th–17th century. Digital images and a description of the MS are available on http://www.isos.dias.ie.
- Brussels, Bibl. royale 20,978-9, dated 1616–1618.
- Castlerea (Co. Roscommon), Clonalis House, Book of the O'Conor Don, c. 1631. Digital images and a description of the MS are available on http://www.isos.dias.ie.
Literature
- Pádraig Ó Macháin (ed), The Book of the O'Conor Don (Dublin: DIAS 2010).
- This poem is listed in the Irish Bardic Poetry Database (see http://bardic.celt.dias.ie/main.html) and dated early 15th century.
- An English translation is available in Dá Dé, 75–78.
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‘Beag nach táinig mo théarma’ (1940). In: Dán Dé. Ed. by Lambert McKenna. Dublin: The Educational Company of Ireland, pp. 8–10.
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Creation: Poem by Tadhg Óg Ó hUiginn, an Irish bardic poet, who died in 1448; the Duanaire was written in 1473 by 'Scanlan, son of Maolmhuire Ó Maolchonaire'. c.1400–1448
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- The text is in Classical Modern Irish. (ga)
Keywords: bardic; poetry; religious; 15c
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