Auctor hujus Osseane m’fynn.
Anvine in nocht nart mo lawe ne ell mi coozein er laar Is nee enyth zof waa bronych ym zebil trog sennorych Troyg gi neith cheddeyth doif seach gi dwn er twne talwon Re tarring clach a hallinn gow relling hulchin talzing It ta wrskal aggwme zut er ir zi wuntir phatrik Estith re astenyth inn schal beg er tocht zin talgin Brwin di rinnyth in swnn er sleywe quoalgein moelyth lwmm Di churri er feanow phail ywir in ta hunwail Da drane din wrwin wroyth chur finn er clan morn Agus in trane elli zeit ormss is er clannow biskneith Hugas fregryth nar choyr er m’cowle v’tranewoyr Hurd nach bein fada fa smacht is nach danyth doo geilleicht Di weit Finn fada na host in leich nac burras a cosga Fer gin noyin gin eggill nor a quayl in doo regryth Is sea coyrra di raa rwm flath eanyth ny vane finn Bea tou schell a tarring clooch ma in deyt how in weit wronyth Di zeyrris is sin ra erg soss o vak cowle a rinzerga Sea lenn me din nane awnyth cathrow chath croychalm Fastir miss ag in nane verrir royssa my wraa feyn In lwcht a wa gim heit ann is da in deit id tame gi anvin Faa meith in coythrlyth croo din nane in gath crwnvonyth Anvin Ymyth nac gin anyth ann da in tallyth tame gyth anvin anvin Anvin in nocht cley mo curp creddwm di wraer padrik Eddir lawe is chass is chenn, it tame ullith gi anvin anvin Anvin.
A houdir so Ossin.
In soo chonnich maa in nayne, di chonnich ma caynan is goole Finni is oskir mi vacki rynith is art is dermit doone M’lowith kynkeith ni galge garrith derk is ey beg Is ey m’carrith nor heyme ni tre finni is fed Glass is gow is garri galwe nin gead is conane brass Gole is cwin m’gwille sokkith m’fynni is bran Keilt m’ronane ni gath doywn coylin is leym er gleinni Is caedith a fronith or is fer one woyne var by vinni Baynith m’Brassil ni lanni m’chromchin tenni m’yn smail Agus oskir m’carrith zerve ni tre balwa is ni tre skaill Tre boyane zlinni schroill tre rwell o voynith reith vii mic cheilt ni glass tre zlassni zlessra nyn ser Tre beath chnoki durt be veddeis fa wurni znath Deach m’eithit vorni vor oissi teacht er boie id tad In soo a chonich ma in nane boyine eall di chenchyth koyll In dimchill ossin is inn swle zlinni di fronfre or Fer loo is kerrill croye di verdeis boye er gyth catht Fay canym is felune feall di chonnik mi ead in soo In soo chonni.
MODERN.
Is e ùghdair so Ossian mac Fhinn.
Anmhunn an nochd neart mo laimh, ni bheil mo choimhghin er làr, Is ni ioghnadh dhomh bhi brònach, ’am ghiobul truagh seanarach, Truagh gach ni cheadaich domh, seach gach duine air tuinn talmhainn, Bhi tarruing chlach a shallain, gu relig thulaich an tailghin, Tha ursgeul again dhuit, air ar dheadh mhuinntir, Phadruig, Eisd ri fàistneachd Fhinn, seal beag air teachd do ’n tailginn. Brughainn do rinn an sonn, air sliabh Chuailgne maola lom, Do chuir air Fianaibh Fail, aobhair ann do thionail. Da thrian de ’n bhrughainn bhreagh, chuir Fionn air Clanna Moiru, Agus an trian eile dheth ormsa, agus air clannaibh Baoisgne. Thugas freagradh nar choir, air mac Cumhail mhic Threunmhoir; Thubhairt nach bithinn fad fo a smachd, ’s nach deanainn da géilleadh. Do bha Fionn fada ’n a thosd an laoch, nach b’ fhurasd a chosgadh, Fear gun on gun eagal, ’n uair a chual an dubh-fhreagradh, Is e an còmhradh do radh rium, flath ainbhtheach na Feinn, Fionn, Bithidh tu seal a tarruing chlach, ma ’n d’ theid thu ’na bhith bhrònach, Do dh’ eireas sin ri feirg suas, o mhac Cumhail rinn-dhearg, Is e lean mi de ’n Fheinn ainbhtheach, an ceathramh cath cruaidh-chalm, Fasdair mise aig an Fheinn, bheircar roimhse mo bhreth féin, An luchd a bha ga ’m sheideadh, ann is do ’n teid, A ta ’m gu h-anmhunn-mhunn Fa mi an comhairleach crodha, do ’n Fheinn an cath cruinnbheum. Anmhunn, Iomadh neach gun aithne ann, de’ an talamh ta ’m gu h-anmhunn, anmhunn, Anmhunn an nochd cliabh mo chuirp, creideam do bhriathra Phadruig, Eadar làmh ’us chos ’us cheann, a ta ’m uile gu h-anmhunn anmhunn. Anmhunn.
Is e ùghdair so Ossian.
An so chunnaic mi an Fheinn, do chunnaic mi Conan ’us Gall, Fionn ’us Osgar mo mhac, Roinn, ’us Art, ’us Diarmad donn, Mac Lughaidh geangach nan colg, Garaidh dearg, ’us Aodh beag, ’Us Aodh mac Garaidh nach tioma, na tri Fionna ’us Fead Glas, agus Gobh agus Garaidh, Galabh nan gead ’us Conan bras, Goll agus Crudhain mac Ghuill, Socach mac Fhinn agus Bran, Caoilte mac Ronain nan cath, deagh dhuine coimhlinn agus leum air glinne, Is e a cheud a bhronnadh òir, ’us fear o ’n bhonn bharr bu bhinne, Baithean mac Brasail nan lann, mac Croimchinn dein mic an Smaill, Agus Osgar mac Garaidh ghairbh, na tri Balbh ’us na tri Sgeil, Tri buidhinn Ghlinne Sròil, tri Ruaill o mhonadh Righ, Seachd mic Chaoilt nan cleas, tri Glasa o Ghlasraidh nan saor, Tri Beathach chnoic an Duird, do bhitheas fo mhuirn a ghnàth, Deathach mac Fhichit a Bhoruinn mhoir, os a teachd air buaidh a taid. An so chunnaic mi an Fheinn, buidheann fhiall do cheann ’chadh ceòl. An timchioll Ossiain ’us Fhinn, siubhail ghleann do bhronnadh òir, Fearluth ’us Caruil cruaidh, do bheireadh buaidh air gach cath, Fa canaim ’us Faolan fiall, do chunnaic mi iad ’an so. An so chunnaic.
ANCIENT.