A houdir so oone m’murreich.
Nawyth zoe in dane da in dwgi cach sowd Na lig a vekzey mee si feane in dew Beg a heyle in skol mi zayn a zoll fowm A dayn tarle rinn is schea zi weill meith Is moo wulle dim zeith riss fa thre na ee A tegwaill doo zowf di weith clooch no skay Air wen in dayn deim is mor meith is merg Kness mir chow er tonn glak chor is . . . Bail er dath nyn sowe trog mo chrow er schare Od chotlysyth in ryir troyg a zea mo chorr Di we sche far rowm er lwm kin gar royve Gin ee ann o loo di choy er wroin doyth Tin neach feicht coole russ is trom ri raye Coyk fleska nin sneim it ta in nanm ni mna Troyg gin eie fame wree er ni bree o cha . . . Da wyginsyth feyne gi rar hor in daw Slygh chonchwllin charn each teyg in teach bane Skayth corkrych kin zayk fai meith head er chath Schewle eeche v’erge ga mor sin ra raye Owch is mo fa rer mo zeith riss in dane.
Duncha mca pharsone.
Allexr in di threig tw in zroyme na in vead schew a cur roeyve er layr, In dan schewe in bliyn gin zey na ym beith scheve mir schen gi brach Cheith nein doaris di zen o teith tow gi schen laeth Maiss er zroyme veiss in rath is mor hoayr how zi wath o zea. Caithrir weith er oye in ir er fert allxr oye ree Di chansit brayr reith gin wreyk osskanni ni flath finzreyk Dowirt in kaid er zeyve di wemirin ney fane reith Sloye in doythin troyeg in dayll gay id taa in dew na anythrane Di weith in ney dey reith in donane dwnne na warkkeich er tallwon truma Ga zea in tallow id ta in newe na warkkeich er a wonsin Id dowirt in tress owdir glik weith ym beith in ney ag m’phillip In newe ag nocha nell a heacht troeith zin talwon Allexr murnych mor allexandir hesgeith ergit is oyr In newe erss in carrew far id ta in toyr gi hasgaissey Mak phillip phelm oss crannew in ree oss ni readlainew In toyr oss ni scheadew slane in meill moyr ossin braddane In loyvin oss charrew gin blyi in nirwoye ossin nane laithe Sleyw scheioyne oss gi sleywe slayne oss gi schrow schrow oyrrelane In laik loyor oss ni cloichew in wurri oss minroythew Sownirrich in warrith gin none ayne erri oss errow tallwon Ayne err oss errew tallwon acht reith neyve is neyve hallwone Reith teynni nin draid is nin dork kenni nin gaid agus nin garrith Choyraa nin nowdir a beir er deacht er oye in nard reith Ne chosswill ra beith zlar bainn er chansidir in caithrir. Caithrir.
MODERN.
Is e ùghdair so Eoin Mac Mhuirich.
Nimheach dhomh an dàn, da an tuig cach sud, Na leig a Mhic Dhé, mi ’s a phéin an diugh. Beag a shaoil an sgoil, mo dhàn a dhol fo bhinn An dàn tarladh ruinn, is si do mhill mi, Is mo a bheil de ’m ghaoth, ris fa thri na i, A teugbhail dubh dhomh, do bhi cloch ’na sgeith. Air bhean an dàin tiom, is mor m’fhioch ’us m’fhearg, Cneas mar chobhar tonn, glac chorr is deirge. Beul air dath nan sùgh, tug mo chruth air soirthe, O’d chodladsa an raoir, truagh a Dhé mo chor. Do bhi si far rium, air leam gun gàire robh, Gun i ann o lò, do chaidh air bhròn domh. Duibh na fitheach a cul, ruis is trom a ràdh, Coig fleasg ’n an snaim, a ta an ainm na mnath. Truagh gun i fo ’m bhreith, air a breith o chach, Da fhaighinnse féin, gu ri’r fhuair an daimh. Sleagh Chonchulain charna, each Taoigh an eich bhain, Sgiath chorcrach gun ghàig, fa maith h-iad air chath, Siubhal eich Mhic Eirc, ge mor sin ri ràdh, Och is mo fa réir, mo ghaoth ris an dàn.
Duncha Mac Phearsoin.
Alastair, an do threig thu a ghruaim, no am faod sibh a cur uaith air làr, An d’fhan sibh am bliadhna gun Dhia, no ’m bi sibh mar sin gu bràth, Chaoidh ni ’n d’fhuaireas do ghean, o ta tu gu sean liath, Ma ’s ann air gruaim a bhitheas an rath, is mòr a fhuair thu a mhaith o Dhia. Ceathrar bhi air uaigh an fhir, air feart Alastair uaibhrich, Do chansaid briathra gun bhréig, os cionn an fhlatha Fionnghréige. Dubhairt an ceud fhear dhiubh, do bhitheamar an dé fa ’n rìgh, Sluagh an domhain, truagh an dàil, ge a ta an diugh ’na aonaràn. Do bhi an dé rìgh an domhain duinn, ’n a mhareach air talmhainn truime, Gur e an talamh a ta an diugh, ’n a mharcach air a mhunsan. A dubhairt an treas ughdair glic, bhi am bith an dé aig Mac Philip, An diugh aige nocha ’n ’eil, ach seachd troidh dhe ’n talmhainn. Alastair muirneach mòr, Alastair thasgadh airgiod ’us òr, An diugh ars’ an ceathramh fear, a ta an t-òr ’g a thasgadhsa. Mac Philip a phailm os chrannaibh, an ré os na reultanaibh, An t-òr os na seudaibh slàn, am mial mor os na bradanaibh. An leoghan os chairbhe gun bhlagh, am fireun os na h’eunlaith, Sliabh Shioin os gach sliabh slàn, os gach sruth sruth Iordain. An leug liomharra os na clachaibh, a mhuir os na mìnshruthaibh, Sonmharach am fear gun on, aon fhear os fearaibh talmhainn. Aon fhear os fearaibh talmhainn ach rìgh neimh is neo thalmhaidh, Rìgh tinne nan treud’s nan torc, ceann nan ceud ’s nan garaidh. Còmhradh nan ughdair a b ’fhior, air teachd air h-uaigh an airdrigh, Ni cosmhuil ri baothghloir bhan, a’r chansadar an ceathrar. Ceathrar.
ANCIENT.