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 By Donnchadh Mór Ó Dálaigh, an Irish bardic poet c.1200-1600 The text is in Classical Modern Irish. bardic poetry 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 2005-08-04T16:07:30+0100 Peter Flynn ed. Converted to XML 1997-08-25 Margaret Lantry ed. Text parsed using NSGMLS. 1997-05-21 Margaret Lantry ed. Header constructed, structural mark-up entered and checked. Lineation checked and verified. 1995-96 School of Celtic Studies (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies) ed. Text captured by scanning and proofed. Saoghalta sin, a shaoghail

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 Saoghalta sin, a shaoghail, ar gcaitheamh do chéadfhaobhair; saoghalta sibh iná sain, a fhir shaoghalta shanntaigh. Mar taoi fa thoice an domhain —is rioth eich gan arodhain— más tuar baoghail an bhochta truagh, a shaoghail shaoghalta. A aidhbheirseoir na n-uile, id chumann, a chealgaire, do mhuin deaghshóigh nír dhulta; sguir, a sheanóir shaoghalta. Ní théid duit-se fa dheireadh do chisde dar cruinnigheadh, luach an tsaoghail do rádh ruibh; baoghail do dhál, a dhomhain. Gidh bé chaitheas, gnáth a ghoin, críoch bhur gcumainn, a shaoghail; a fhir-se is a ghlac 'n-a ghar, dar lat is sibh-se an saoghal. Más tú, a shaoghail thuirsigh thruim, an bioth cé do-chuaidh tharainn, a earr ag breith ar an mbioth gá fearr a bheith ar biseach? Feadh an tsaoghail dá rádh ris, a dhuine a-tá ag teacht thairis, do chéill san saoghal ná sir a thaobhadh féin an faid-sin. Fada gur thuigeas tu-sa fa chumann na colna-sa; mairg do rothaobhuigh thú, a thruaigh, a thrú, a dhrochshaoghail diombuain. Ar do sgáth, is tú dá thoil, taobh red leithsgéal an lá-soin mairg a-tá, a shaoghail shanntaigh, go lá an aonaigh iongantaigh. Ar cathaighthibh na colna le hainmhianaibh ionmhalla gérsam dual im fhear fhallsa truagh ar seal san saoghal-sa. Críoch an tsaoghail is sí sain seacht dtroighthe d'fhagháil d'iomdhaidh: mar as dual dó agus di-se ag so an uagh ga innise. Mar théid an t-umha is an t-ór téid an t-aoibhneas 's an t-anshógh; téid a chruth don chruth fhallsa; loch le sruth an saoghal-sa. Bhar mbeith go hoirchilleach air is córaide, a chlann Ádhaimh, an bioth go dtairrnge tharaibh; rioth na hainnle a ionnshamhail. Nach cuireann an saoghal sibh do dhéanamh oibre im aighidh ní thig lá dá uaisle ann, a thruaill-se a-tá 'n-ar dtiomchall. Gé taoi neamhnáireach a-nois budh nár ar chionn an chonntais do neamhchomhall dá nochta, a sheancholann shaoghalta. Mar tá riamh dá chur i gcéill córaide an cholann d'aimhréir nach faghann sé acht moirn nach mar gidh bé dan soirbh an saoghal. Dámadh leat ó Dhia an domhan más tú iarras athroghadh leathlámh is méad a mholta créad acht seachrán saoghalta? An saoghal dá dhearbhadh dheit dá mbeitheá it athair éinmheic an mac san láthair nach libh 's nach lat máthair an mheic-sin. Caidhe an t-ól 's an t-aoibhneas trom? caidhe a dtáinig riamh romham? caidhe an saoghal a-né a-nos? caidhe an té aonar anas? Ná coiglidh cluiche ná cleas, ná coiglidh ól ná aoibhneas má tá, a dhaoine, gan bhar ndul ná lá saoire ar an saoghal. Fa dheireadh—truagh an tuirrse— d'éis do shainnte, a shaoghail-se, ceadh sibh acht na seacht dtroighthe? ag sin do cheart críochnuighthe. Tuigthir nach caithionn do chrodh méad bhar sainnte ar an saoghal; lá feasda ní lat dod láibh; ná bac dá dteasda teasdáil. Aontroigh dá dtugtha toradh dá mbeinn aga breathnoghadh, treabhtha dom ithir ní fhuil; mithidh do sheachna, a shaoghail. Ar an dtalamh ó thánag a-taoi fúm ag fanámhad; lúbghal darab gar a goimh an dot shúgradh, a shaoghail. Gá fios an mairfeá a-márach? a-tá an saoghal seachránach; a dhuine, ní lat go lá; ná glac don chruinne a carta. Do budh mithidh d'fhior m'aoise d'éis mo ruathair robhaoise gan bheith red bhanncaibh baoghail, a shanntaigh, a sheanshaoghail. D'éis ar dháilis do dheochaibh oirn-ne is ar ar n-aithreachaibh ní cneasda go ndlighe a dháil deasga do dhighe, a dhomhnáin. Fa chabhair Caitir-íona do mhúchadh mo mhíghníomha ní beag an daingean damh-sa m'aingeal is m'éarlamh-sa. Saoghalta.