Variants
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[TCD H. 3, 19 p. 21] 3c ch. nidiagh (?) 5a cumair (?) mb. 6d duine
10a feoighidh 12c breathu na sl— 14c ach; a not in MS 15b cloich 21a
Téid (?) 16c dim (indistincc) 17c tsíth 23d clog 27a chéasa, chiadh d
meadr—33b aireoch— 34b deagla sí 36a cuimhne 41d n. a Rígh.
Donnchadh Mór Ó Dálaigh
Whole text
- p.64
- Uasal céad-obair an Choimdheadh
críochnughadh nimhe as nua sgiamh.
ceann na dtreabh treabh ar nar cinneadh
teagh as fhearr dá rinneadh riamh. - Teagh ann nach fuil fuacht ná íota
ná ocaras ná ól gann
do dhealbh Dia fa a thoil an teagh-sain
ní fhoil 's ní bhia easbhaidh ann. - Do shuidhigh Dia i gceann a chéile
na cathracha gan cheo ndiagh
is saor snoighe na seacht nimhe
seacht dtoighe as ghile ná an grian. - Obair mhór nar mhór don Dúileamh
do dhealbh talmhain mar tá an sdair
an bioth cé go réidh do roighne
is é féin as oidhre air. - Do cruthuigh le comhair mbráthar
an bioth cé agus cloich is crann
do dhealbh gan chairde is cleas doiligh
fairge im chneas gach oirir ann. p.65 - Do dhealbh grian is éasga is ai-éar
Iosa Chríosd mo chean lé mbia
saoirse naomh go dearbh na dúile
ní saor do dhealbh dúinne acht Dhia. - Do chruthuigh ainmhidhe ainn-séin
do orduigh dhóibh ní dealbh ghann
do dhealbh gach ní i dtruaill na talmhan
's ní fhuair an Rí a n-adhbhar ann. - Do chruthuigh Dia diadha an obair
Éabha is Adhamh ór fhás ibh
ag sin a bhreath go dearbh dhaoibh-se
níor dhealbh neach saoirse mar sin. - Is é do chruthuigh clann Adhaimh
Íosa Chríosd dá gcreidid siad
gach dealbh ad chí is ad chluine
an Rí do dhealbh uile iad. - Fásaidh cnuas tré chrannaibh feoighthe
fásaidh grán tré ghort gan bhrígh
Rí na ndúl an rí do roinne
do ní úr don choille chrín. - Dealbhuigh clár oighridh re héan-uair
ar aibhnibh ... long
an cleas ad chí cia do fhéadfadh
do ní Dia téachtadh na dtonn. - Do ní fuacht i n-aimsir theasbhaigh
is teasbhaigh an tann nach díor
beathadh a shlóigh ó 'd chí ag claonadh
do ní dhóibh saobhadh na síon. - Do bheir tuile ar dtráigh céadna
don chuan fós gá fiorta as lia
is é do ní tráigh don tuile
ní fáidh ní rí duine ag Dia. - Cumhachta Dé do dhíon mh'anma
aincidh mé ar adhbhaidh na bpian
cuma acht go ria ar a iocht m'anam
gá riocht i mbia an cholann chriadh. - Cungnamh le mh'anmain don Aird-rígh
uchd do chor ar an gcroich ndeirg
go ria mé is mé 'gá thogha
le Dia is é an cara gan cheilg. - Mh'anam ar th'ionchaibh a Thríonóid
tabhraidh féin freagra dom ráidh.
mo chion glantar an tráth tiocfa
sa bhráth sgagthar cionnta cáigh. - Déara aithrighe an fhir chionntaigh
a chreideamh do Dhia ná cáin
neartóchar síoth Dé do dhéanaimh
fríoth é ar dhéaraibh do dháil. - Crodh críche tar ceann a anma
ní fhóirfe neach do ní cion
almsa don ór fuair go fallsa
budh suail lógh na halmsa d'fhior. p.66 - A mhaoidheamh ós aird 'gun altóir
ionann tráth is teine i gcrios
foghnamh do gheall is gníomh fallsa
fearr síodh na halmsa gan fhios. - Gach duine ghabhas geis eagcóir
dá anmain budh olc an bhéad
sínfir olc ar gheis do ghabháil
ní leis corp d'fhagháil re n-éag. - Téid cor seach an gcathraigh neamhdha
gach neach dhíbh dá ndéanann geis
is cam do chóidh cridhe an pheacthaigh
ní slighe chóir leantair leis. - Gach duine bocht bhias go tuigseach
tuillfidh ón Rígh rath bhus sia
is bocht ré ré fear na faighdhe
gidh eadh ní hé as daidhbhre ag Dia. - Ní thuigid cách cleasa an domhain
gach duine ag dul i n-a rioth
gidh torann mhór méid a loise
téid mar chlódh na boise an bioth. - Cathughadh im cheann an domhain
níor dhéanta dhóibh dia do bhéad
an domhan i ndiaidh gach dhuine
biaidh folamh uile iar n-éag. - A dtéid d'éag d'fhearaibh an talmhan
'n-a dtaisibh ná tabhraidh bríogh
féaghadh a leacht lór do sheanmhóir
gidh mór neart gach dheagh-shlóigh dhíobh. - Tiocfa riom gan riar an Aird-ríogh
a aimsear budh olc an bhail
síodh an Rí ad chíom ar n-a chneas-ghoin
go dtí dhíom gan easbhaidh air. - A chéasadh ó 'dchíd sa teampull
toirneamh dhó dleaghaid an slógh
ón ló déachtair ar a dheallradh
gan sléachtain dó is meadhradh mór. - Mairg nach creid crochadh an Aird-ríogh
d'éis a chrochaidh creid go mair
a-tá dhóibh cuid i n-a chrochadh
na slóigh nach tuig othar air. - Mairg do tholl a throighthe málla
mairg do chréachtnuigh a chneas bláith
mairg ag nach fuil uime osnadh
guin a bhruinne ag cosnamh cáich. - Éireochaidh fós fearg an Aird-ríogh
gach abhann chiúin budh cuan mear
re cách an tann tiocfa a thoirrse
ní ham sgiobtha loingse ar lear. p.67 - Ó 'd chím fa seach sluagh na cruinne
ag cur an bheatha bun ós chionn
créad fá n-adhruim d'ulc na cruinne
dá bhfaghbhuinn lucht luinge liom. - Peaca marbhtha mharbhas m'anam,
im aigneadh tall a-táid siad
meisde sinn seaca fá n-eire
cinn na bpeaca eile iad. - Seacht bpeaca pianta na hanma
áireomhaidh mé mór a mbríogh
mór a neart ní deacair dearmuid
seacht bpeacaidh dhleaghmuid do dhíol. - Díobh i gcéadóir cion na drúise
daoine re Dia deaghlaidhsí
an drúis is teine fa talmhain
cúis mheire don anmain í. - A dhó dhíobh an díomhas éagcóir
is é féin féige na locht
saor ar an diúmhas mé a Mhuire
's é sdiúras an uile olc. - Díobh an craos cuimhnidh a thréigean
an treas cúis ar nach cóir bail
tré chion an chraois i mbroid bheithear
is baois doid gan t'fheitheamh air. - An ceathramhadh cion cion na sainte
sí 'gar mealladh mór an sgéal
ag sin ciall chaillte na hanma
pian na sainte as damhna déar. - An cóigeadh cion cion an fhuatha
iongaibh thú ar theagmháil n-a ghlas
bheith 'mun bhfuath i gceann an Choimdhe
luach as fhearr ní fhoighbhe as. - An seiseadh cion cion an fhormaid
i n-aigneadh cáich id creach dhóibh
an lucht ag a bhfoil formad folaigh
ní adhrad soin conair gcóir. - Is é sin an seachtmhadh peacadh
fa bpiantar thú ar dteacht i gcorp
a dhuine ná déana leisge
féagha a bhfuighe eisde d'olc. - Ag sin seacht n-easgcaraid mh'anma
eagail liom a leath re a mbríogh
is deacair síodh na seacht bpeacadh
neart an Ríogh dá ndeagh-cur dhíom. - A dtreise a-tá 'gam mealladh
an móir-sheisear as mhór neart
ní tualaing mé ar druim an domhnáin
cuing Dhé do chongmháil go ceart. - Cunnradh im neamh do ní meise
's é Mac Dé nach déanann cruas
mo dhuan dá-san ní duan fhallsa
budh sásadh buan damhsa an duas p.68 - Uaisle Muire náid mná an domhain
Dia 'n-a bruinn ní bláth gan chnuas
táinig soin 'n-a clí is 'n-a cridhe
an Rí do mhoigh nimhe a-nuas. - Ógh mar an bhfionn-Muire ndualaigh
níor shill súil ní chuala cluas
an rath go léir is dí as deise
is í féin as treise thuas.
Uasal.
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- Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS 1340 (H. 3. 19, The Tinnakill Duanaire); 16th c.; 17th century additions. Digital images and a description of the MS are available on http://www.isos.dias.ie.
- Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS 1337 (H. 3. 18), 17th century.
- Maynooth, B 9 a, written by Tadhg Ó Neachtain, 1708–17.
- Dublin, National Library of Ireland, G 140, written by M. Troy, R. Tipper and others, 1724–
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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, 128–131.
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