Variants
[XXVII]
[RIA 23 D 14 p. 18] 1a ar f., ndé 2b díol 3a neimh b is a fhail 4d
r. na r. 6a chorcra, chíogh 10d sa ghr. 17c ar 19a romhadh 22c an not in
MS 23c neimh. d chnaoi 24a lámh, greim 29a mh. is mh. 31b is raithnidhe
anma 32d an ríogh 35a ag t. tonn.
Donnchadh Mór Ó Dálaigh
Whole text
- p.56
- Dia dom fheitheamh ar fheirg Dhé
go bhfeithear ar cheilg mo chlí
a searg go mothuighe mé
fearg Dé dá rothuile a Rí. - Fearg Dé do bhéara go buan
a éara is gan é dá dhíol
cóir ar gclí do dheargadh dhún
Rí na ndúl do treaghdadh thríom. - Crioth ar na néallaibh fa nimh
béaraidh an bioth as a fhail,
croch dhearg ré ghéag-ghualoinn ngil
do bhir fearg éadtuloing air. - 'San bhráth ar bhéalaibh na slógh
'mun bhfáth ag féaghain mo ghníomh
gníomhradh ar gcolla is sinn slán
badh nár linn i rolla an Ríogh. - Badh trom dhamh ó dhíle an bhraith
ar Rí-ne do char fá chloich
níor chuir sionn sníomh is an mbreith
bheith an Ríogh dar gcionn i gcroich. - Fuil na slabhradh gcorcra ón chígh
ag adhnadh an ochta uainn
mairg ar a dtá a hoil i n-úir
goin nach dúin go lá an Luain. - Fá cheann ní céaltair a n-iocht
an dream do chréachtnuigh a chorp
dá mbeith sé ar séana 'gun lucht
a shéala ar ucht Dé ní docht. - Sneachta is reodh i nIfearn fhuar
bith-shearbh a cheol ní ceol naomh
deirg-theine a-noir is a-niar
moir dhian teintighe re a thaobh. - Crith-leagfair mo chroidhe ón chiort
min-pheacaidh oile rem ucht
droch-thonna óna deacair teacht
seacht bpeacaidh comhthroma im churp. - Dá lóchrann ar nach luigh smál
dá chróch-bharr thoir agus thiar
coinnle caithmhe Dé na ndúl
an ré úr gair-the is an ghrian. - Breith ar iúl go dtúirear thuas
is triúr an Dúileamh 's is dias
fás le gach lá do ní a nós
mar tá fós do bhí agus bhias. - Reacthair 'gun droing-se re Dia
ar reachtaibh ní coimse a clú
ag díon naomh munab ní as mhó
a haon 's a dó is a trí thú. - Tú ar nAthair tú ar gCoimdhe cáidh
tú ar n-oidhre i ngach fhachain díbh
is tú an tí ris nach dú dréim
tu féin an Rí ós gach rígh. p.57 - Gidh tréan thú ní chuinge acht ceart
mar fhuilnge do chrú réd chorp
bheith do chloinn Adhaimh ar th'iocht
níor bhoing sliocht an álaidh ort. - D'fhearann na cruinne is dá crodh
dar mbruinne go mbeanam sal
léig ar mhaithmhighe mé ar cheal
feadh na haithrighe a Dhé dhamh. - Gan mhearbhall gan fhíoch gan uaill
do shíoth go ndearnam fa dheoidh
i dtráth sguir a Dhé don dáil
go dtáir mé th' fhuil agus th' fheoil. - Fuil do sheang-bhonn sháidheas goimh
fuil do dhearnann dháileas neimh
lochta ar mo chridhe ní chuir
fuil th'ochta ag snighe 'mun sleigh. - Gan deachmhaidh gan almsa uaim
ní teagair ón chrann-sa an chígh
socht nocha bhia ar phláigh ná ar phéin
a cháin féin go ria don Rígh. - Gach brugh gach ro-mhagh gach rath
don domhan ag dul 'n-a rioth
teach Dé 'gá thréagadh ar theach
neach mé 'gam bréagadh don bhioth. - Do dhola i rígh-theach na ríogh
díthleach gach rogha acht a riar
ceannach an toighe is dleacht dún
múr as seacht ngloine ná grian. - Mairg nach ceannghann an teagh thuas
neamhghann an treabh ní treabh fhás
mairg ag a ndeachaidh sé síos
cíos Dé ó bheathaidh go bás. - Ar ndeachmhaidh-ne ó mhion go mór
ó chion go gceannchaim-ne ar gcúl
luach é ar an deachmhaidh do dhíol
do gheabhthair síodh Dé na ndúl. - Slad croinn na deachmhaidhe dhí
do bhoing mear-chraidhe ar gach mnaoi
tré néimh aon-chroinn aithne Dhé
ní bhraithfe mé i gcraobh-choill cnaoi. - Mairg láimh do ghrádhuigh an ngreim
mairg do cháidh fan gcánaigh dtruim
tig rér síol cumhracht an chroinn
do bhoing lubh-ghort an Ríogh ruinn. - Aithrighe chomhlán is caoi
gabhlán dar n-aithnei-ne é
sal nocha cheachraidh mo chlí
mádh glan í ó dheachmhaidh Dé. p.58 - Leanam naomhadh gacha naoimh
ón tsaoghal go mbearam buaidh
is bádhadh coire an dá chéim
croidhe réidh is crábhadh cruaidh. - Dia ghéabhas sinn is ar sliocht
Dia sgéaras inn ris gach n-olc
cóir breith a bhuidhe an dá bheart
ceart ag duine is bheith go bocht. - Do sguirfeadh sruth locha láin
do chuirfeadh clocha i gcruth óir
muir do ghéanadh don mhuigh mhín
's do ghéanadh tír don mhuir mhóir. - Idir thráigh mín agus muir
idir thír nachar bháidh bail
a-tá an chruinne 'n-a ghlaic ghil
gan sbraic fhir uirre ná air. - Bheith ar forbhas is díoth dhún
gan a shíoth is tadhbhás truagh
íocfaidh sinn i síosa an Ríogh
gan síodh Íosa linn do luadh. - Aithrighe agus adhradh ceall
's raith-nighe anman ón fhioll
madh glan an corp don taoibh thall
ball ar a chaoin níor locht liom. - Umhla go ndearnam fa dheoidh
ar mearbhall go dturna thrínn
neamh tré oirísle do fhuair
fear nar thuair roidhísle ón Rígh. - Gach fáth as a bhfuighbheam neamh
go bhfuilngeam seach cách a chion
síodh Dhé 'gá ceannach ar chrodh
ní dol d'eallach é ó fhior. - Do ghéan a guidhe trém ghaol
ní sgéar agus Muire mhór
mo dheala agus Rí na ríogh
ná tí dhíom cheana do chlódh. - Mé ó phurt ag taisdeal na dtonn
as a n-ucht ní haisdear liom
mo sdiúir tar buinne an bhean mhall
crann siúil mo luinge an Fear fionn. - Iosa Chríosd led thuirimh tú
ní díosg don bhuidhin lé mbia
a dtabhair do thuile bó
mó cabhair gach dhuine ó Dhia.
Dia.
XXVII
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Title (uniform): Dia dom fheitheamh ar fheirg Dhé
Author: Donnchadh Mór Ó Dálaigh
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- Dublin, National Library of Ireland, MS G 992, Nugent MS, folio 14r6, c. 1577. Digital images and a description of the MS are available on http://www.isos.dias.ie.
- Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS 1340 (H. 3. 19, The Tinnakill Duanaire), f. 14v (p. 22); 16th c.; 17th century additions. Digital images and a description of the MS are available on http://www.isos.dias.ie.
- Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale, MS 20,978–9, 1616–1618?
- Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 D 14, p. 18-20; 17th c. Co. Offaly. Digital images and a description of the MS are available on http://www.isos.dias.ie.
Literature
- This poem is listed in the Irish Bardic Poetry Database (see http://bardic.celt.dias.ie/main.html) and dated to the early 13th century.
- An English translation is available in Dá Dé, 121–123.
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‘Dia dom fheitheamh ar fheirg Dhé’ (1940). In: Dán Dé. Ed. by Lambert McKenna. Dublin: The Educational Company of Ireland, pp. 56–58.
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