Variants
[XXIX]
[RIA 23 D 14 p. 23 (D); C i 3 p. 3 (C). Order of stanza in C is 1–5,
7–9, 11, 14, 16,15,18-23, 25-27, 29–31, the others not found. D adcribes
to Donnchadh Mór; C has no ascription.] 1c br C 3a An f. C, am fh. D c
ainm fhailmaire C 4a peacach CD b fhalach CD, dh. dh C d toirrthimeach
C 5a g. san g. C b uch uch a náire C 6a aorasa mór D b sogh D 7a tagthar
b sa ceand sa druim C d a ur C an úir D 8a as da th. C c do leig s. C 9a
ch is ch. C d snach sm. D l. na hanma as C 11a gan fhail C b oirtheas C c
tain hriar C d do thais ghloin C 13a c. tú thíos CD 12a as tír CD b dhéansa
CD d abhla ar bhfás CD 14b gona cl. C. d re f. m. don ch. C 18a Tugais C
c a reim C d cheim d. hé C 2oa san chr. D, sa cr. C b ro ba cuairt find C
b léim not in C, dar cloind C 21a Tugais l. ele san u. C c tonfaise D,
thanfaisi C d gl. an tsúil c. ad ch. D 23b soindim C c rind riamh C d sa
ghrian C 24b dod ghruaidh mbrioc D d nach chreach D 25a Dorrind an
C d as rian meic D, is cliar in m. C 17a duid i ngach d. C b dr. do chaoin
DC c ag so an cumhang D, ag ar cumand C d a ubhall D ar nubhall C,
chaibh C 28b gcéin D 30b ar fearann C d tal g. thur C 31 c ar bruith D,
nach.. bruith not in C.
Donnchadh Mór Ó Dálaigh
Whole text
- p.61
- Aithrighe sunn duid a Dhé
ar gach chuid dar chum mo chlí
an bhraith-shlighe do mhear mé
a Dhé is bean aithrighe í. - Mé ag loighe is mo chneas ar clúmh
agus treas oile le hól
ní heagail linn éag mon-uar
do bhréag ar mbuar inn 's ar n-ór. - Am falmhaire ag suidhe sunn
níom dagh-dhuine acht duine dall
ainm dagh-dhuine do rádh riom
nár liom 's gan fhalmhaire ann. - Mo chorp peacthach salach sunn
nochan falach dearcach donn
a-tá oirchinneach olc ann
an corp mall toirrchimeach trom. - Sinn ag gáire le guth mór
uch uch ní náire do niam
gidh glór bras do niam is nár
dream na lámh is na gcos gcriadh. - Do aoras mór ngiolla ngeal
do shódhdh a bhfionna is a bhfiodh
srian rem béal a Rí go rabh
géar rom ghabh ní gus a-niogh. - Tógbhaid na buinn leam do lár
an ceann fá dhruim mar as díor
créad fá gcoigealta an corp dúr
olc i n-úr coideachta chríon. - Tugadh sduagh thana as do thaobh
do thagha na sluagh go slán
do léigeadh sreabh dhonn dar ndíon
do líon neamh is do lom lár. p.62 - Déanam taisdeal ceall is cros
do bhaisdeadh ar gceann 's ar gcas
mairg an uair as calma an cneas
nach smuain leas an anma as. - Cuid mh'anma-sa is olc mon-uar
ar an gcorp gcalma-sa ad-chiam
mo chuid is cuid mh'anma ar-aon
do shluig an daol calma criadh. - An toirrcheas tarla gan oil
is oircheas a labhra libh
aimhriar níor ghabhais mud ghoin
do shanais ghloin Ghaibhrial ghil. - Suairc an sgeal-sa tarla is tír
do ghéan-sa a labhra rem liaigh
toirrcheas do bhí ag Muire mhóir
'n-a hóigh roimhe dhí is 'n-a dhiaidh. - Foilleaeagán cumhra tú thíos
gidh cumhra nocha cnú fás
ní fhuil dá mac samhla suas
acht slat do chnuas abhla ór fhás. - Is tú do roighne an ráith móir
is a cloidhmhe táith re a taoibh
gréas soinnimh neamh agus neoil
le feadh meoir do choinnil chaoil. - An chnú fhionn do chí ar an gcoll
nocha liom í a mhionn na mionn
leat a Rí an chnú go n-a coll
is tú do dhonn í is do fhionn. - Barr na mbarr thú is tréan na dtréan
fann na bhfann thú is díon dar ndíon
is tú do ní cnú 'n-a craobh
Saor na saor thú is Rí na ríogh. - Mac óighe thú is ní mac mná
do róine tú brat is bú
ionnsa aithrighe dhaor dhó
laogh na bó tairthighe thú. - Rugais ocht léimeanna lúidh
géir-reanna tréd chorp do chím
do gheinealach garg an réim
ard an léim deireannach dhíbh. - Léim a nimh fa naomhdha an teach
is aobhdha do chin a chruth
léim i Muire réidh an rioth
léim san mbioth suidhe fan sruth. - Léim san gcroich do ba cuairt tinn
léim fan gcloich fa cuairt do chloinn
do loisg léim na huaighe inn
gidh cruaidhe linn céim an chroinn. - Rugais léim oile as an uaigh
gloine ioná gach léim do léim
maith maise th'anbhfhaise i n-úir
glaise it shúil cladh-chlaise id chéibh. - Léim i nIfearnn uch do bhroid
bith-shearbh do chruth is do chuid
fuarais gliaidh is tóir 'mun troid
gus an mbruid móir 'n-a dhiaidh dhuid. - Do chonnac dá choinnil naomh
go soinnimh ó niúl do niúl
éasga is a doras riom riamh
an ghrian fhionn sholas a shiúr. p.63 - Maith 'gun chuan 'ghá rádha riot
mar nar ghránna dá ghruadh bhrioc
ar shliocht an chuain ní bhí breac
nach reac a dhuain a Rí riot. - Do rinne an ghaoth dhuid a dán
mar do thuig an ghaoth do ghníomh
do las deit go gríobhdha an ghrian
is cliar meic ríoghna agus Ríogh. - Gidh beag an t-éan íochtair neid
do mhíon-traigh is tréan do thuig
nocha bhí clúmh trés an gcreig
nach creid a Rí na ndúl dhuid. - Creidim-se dhuid mar gach ndúil
agus druid dod chaoin rém chaoin
aghar cumhang molta mhóir
i n-ubhall óir chorcha chaoimh. - Ar an bpéin do fhuarais ann
ar an gcéim do chuadhais liom
a Fhir fuair croich tar mo cheann
go mbeam fa chloich chruaidh dod chionn. - Go roinnear mo chradh gan chaoi
ar n-a thoilleamh dhamh a Dhé
do dhligh duine ní da ní
don tí do bhir uile é. - Go dtreabham ar nimh na naomh
it fhearann a Fhir na ndúl
an magh is an crann nach críon
go rabh ar síol thall 'ghá thúr. - Is tú an beo do bhí fan gcloich
is tú an t-eo agus an Rí raith
is tú an chaor nach bí acht ar bhruith
a Rí shruith a laogh 's a fhlaith.
Aithrighe.
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Author: Donnchadh Mór Ó Dálaigh
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- Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 750 (alias C i 3); 16th century (?); p. 8–9. Digital images and a description of the MS are available on http://www.isos.dias.ie.
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- 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, 126–127.
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‘Aithrighe sunn duid a Dhé’ (1940). In: Dán Dé. Ed. by Lambert McKenna. Dublin: The Educational Company of Ireland, pp. 61–63.
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