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 By Gofraidh Fionn Ó Dálaigh, an Irish bardic poet (1320–1387) c.1340–1387 The text is in Classical Modern Irish. bardic poetry 14c 2012-06-21 Beatrix Färber ed. Header modified. 2010-11-16 Beatrix Färber ed. New wordcount made; conversion script run. 2008-10-10 Beatrix Färber ed. Header modified; keywords added; file validated. 2005-08-25 Julianne Nyhan ed. Normalised language codes and edited langUsage for XML conversion 2005-08-04T16:06:46+0100 Peter Flynn ed. Converted to XML 1997-08-25 Margaret Lantry ed. Text parsed using NSGMLS. 1996-09-20 Margaret Lantry ed. Header constructed, structural mark-up entered checked. Lineation checked and verified. 1996-09-20 Margaret Lantry ed. Text proofed. 1995-96 School of Celtic Studies (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies) ed. Text captured by scanning and proofed. Mairg mheallas muirn an tsaoghail

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 Mairg mheallas muirn an tsaoghail gearr bhíos buaidh a mhóraonaigh; mairg nach rochaomhain é air re ré an drochshaoghail deacraigh. Flaitheamhnas mór ar mhuirn mbig, beatha shíor ar sheal ngairid, tréigean Dé is diombuaidh an dáil ar ré ndiombuain an domhnáin. Sógh na sochraide neamhdha a-tá thuas mun dtighearna, gach sódh fa nimh seacha sain is beatha fhir i n-uamhaidh. A dhaoine dá ndáiltear rath leis nach beag méad a meadhrach bhar sódh is uime as lor libh gan sódh as uille d'fhaicsin. Dá dhearbhadh sin ag so sgéal bheanas ris do réir fíréan —sgéal é ónab iontúir neamh— gidh bé sgriobtúir ór sgaoileadh. Bean torrach ag tuar broide do bhí i bpríosún peannaide; bearar do chead Dé na ndúl lé leanabh beag san bhríosún. Ar n-a bhreith do bhí an macámh ag fás mar gach bhfochlacán dá fhiadhnaibh mar budh eadh dhún seal do bhliadhnaibh i mbríosún. An inghean d'fhagháil bhroide meanma an leinbh níor lughai-de 's í dá réir gé do bhaoi i mbraid mar mhnaoi gan phéin gan pheannaid. Do shoillse an laoi níor léir dhóibh achd a bhfaicdís—fáth dobróin— do dhruim iodhan an achaidh tré ionadh thuill tarathair. Mun n-orchra níor bh'ionann dál dá mháthair is don mhacámh; do athruigh dealbh dá dreich ghil is an leanbh ag breith bhisigh. An leanbh dá oileamhain ann do b' fheirr-de aige a fhulang; níor léir don bharrthais óg úr narbh fhód Parrthais an príosún. Sei-sean ag breith ruag reabhraidh si-se ag dul ar doimheanmain, mairg thrá nach tiobhradh dá aoidh ionramh na mná is a macaoimh. Ar bhfaicsin déar re dreich ngil ráidhis an leanbh lá éigin "ó tharla a fhuigheall ar m'óidh cluineam damhna do dhobróin." "Neimhiongnadh gé do-neinn maoith" ar si-se "a leinibh lánbhaoith "is rian chumhang nar dhleacht dún teacht d'fhulang pian i bpríosún." "An bhfuil" ar sé "sódh eile as aoibhne ná ar n-inmhei-ne nó an bhfuil ní as soillse ná so ó do-ní an toirse throm-so. "Dar linn" ar an leanabh óg "gé taoi brónach, a bhean-ód, is léir dhúin ar ndíol soillse; ná bíodh ar th'úidh athtoirse." "A n-abra ní hiongnadh dheit," ar an inghean "a óigmhic dáigh treibhe an teagh do thaghais, treabh eile ní fhacadhais. "Dá bhfaictheá a bhfacaidh mei-se re dteacht don toigh dhoirchei-se do bhiadh doimheanma ort ann id phort oileamhna, a anam." "Ós agad-sa as fhearr a dhearbh, a inghean" ar an t-óigleanbh "ná ceil foirn fionnachtain de do mhoirn d'iomarcaidh oirn-ne." "Loise an tsaoghail mhóir-se a-muigh is eadh tháirreas ó thosuigh; mé i dtigh dhorcha 'n-a dheaghaidh, a fhir chomtha, is cinneamhain." Le cleachtadh deacrachta dhe 's nach fuair se sodh budh aoibhne níor cheis a ghruadh ghríosúr ghlan ar an bpríosún bhfuair bhfalamh. Baramhail do-bhearthar dún: an dream do bhaoi san bhríosún lucht an bheatha ché an cúpla a ré is beatha bhríosúnta. Ag féachain meadhrach Mic Dé flaitheas aga bhfuil buainré, cúis bhróin beatha gach dúnaidh slóigh an bheatha is bríosúnaigh. A-tá idir neamh na naoi ngrádh is aoibhneas talmhan thonnbhán a mbí idir uaimh dhorcha dhuibh agus tolcha i n-uair aonaigh. Drumchla áluinn gach achaidh is grian tre tholl tarathair gach teaghadh gréine do-gheibh ag féaghadh réime an ríchidh. Ní bhí an tsoillse-se an tsaoghail seach múr nimhe nuabhraonaigh —taobh re a dáil is doibheas damh— acht mar shoiléas cláir comhladh. Fearr í ina loise as lugha aoibhneas ris nach ionchora ní buaininmhe an mhoirn-se a-muigh tuairim-ne an soillse suthain. Tuarasgbháil teaghlaigh nimhe 's an bhrogha aird ainglidhe, go dtí an bráth agus bheith ris, ní reich re cách í d'aithris. Maith na cruinne ar chumas damh agus neamh éanuair d'fhéaghadh do leigfeadh mé an mhaith-sin uaim gan é d'fhaicsin an athuair. An talamh go n-a dtig de do thréigfinn ar theach nimhe 's gan fhaicsin dúnaidh Dé dhamh achd mé ar culaibh a comhladh. Éisdeacht le héanlaith nimhe is cuid don cheol ainglidhe na heoin is díoghadha dhe fíorragha ceoil na cruinne. Iomdha oirfideach eoin bhinn ag mac inghine Iaichim; nocha léir dá nglar-san guth nach sásfadh i bpéin peacach. Iomdha i n-Ifreann 'n-a aghaidh —ní dá gcur i gcomhraghain— guil agus ualla arda 'ga bhfuil uadha ar ionnarba. Ifreann aitreabh na ndeamhan príosún daor an Dúileamhan —rochtain ilphian triall don tigh— imchian ó rian an ríchidh. Dá bhfeasdais fir an domhain sgéala Ifrinn orchradhaigh re a gclaisdin do ba cóir sgeinm dóibh is gan fhaicsin Ifeirn. Do badh neamh leis gach neach ann bás d'fhagháil is ní fhaghann; ní dul ní téarnamh is-tigh brugh gan éanbhrugh a aithghin. Beag gach guais achd a ghábhadh losgadh ann is iombádhadh smuail bleachta nach báidhfeadh loch sneachta nach tráighfeadh teasbhach. Aghaidh uirre anba an teidhm piasd a-tá ar tairsigh Ifeirnn dá bhfaiceadh í eadh radhairc gach fear ad-chí a chontabhairt. Brugh Ifreinn nár fhaice mé i gcéin uadh ná 'n-a fhoigse; Rí na ndúl cá chuin do-chear an dún i bhfuil go bhfaicear. Ní treise ar Dhia an duine tréan iná an bocht bhíos 'n-a fhíréan; ní le teann tiaghair ar neamh; fearr a hiarraidh go háilghean. Croidhe uiríseal umhal tig de duine d'ardughadh; 'n-a luaighidheacht is lór d'fhear guaillidheacht ógh is aingeal. Beatha gan aois gan orchra dóibh so ar son a adhartha, sláinte gan fhoircheann d'fhearaibh fáilte choitcheann chairdeamhail. Mairg do thréigfeadh teach nimhe ar ar mbeathaidh mbréigei-ne; gá haird nach baoghal a-bhus? an saoghal is mairg mheallas. Mairg. Nár mhealltar mi-se, a Mhuire, léir dom dhíon do dheaghguidhe; guidhe óghMhuire is lór linn, ógh as ghlórmhuire ghuidhim. Comhairle Muire móire do-ní mac na móróighe; ó treise san tigh neamhdha ní dhligh mei-se mímheanma. Ar gcomharg coitcheann do chuing ag Míchéal aingeal oruinn; is é crodh iarrfaithir air dol san ngrianchaithir nglórmhair. Mairg.