Mac Coissi cecinit

Author: unknown

Editor: Kuno Meyer

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p. 269.

(MS p. 6)

1. Abair dam-sa re Derbail,     tagair re hinghin Taidg tuaith,
na denadh díthre di...,     ni le féin an frithe fuair.

2. Na ferad debaid re Dia,     ré Ríg belaigh betha cé,
adradh don tslicht for atu...     ... donneach nar le.

3. Leigedh an rigan a rec[h]t,     tr[eiged] bith brecht is a bruc,
ge caine gach ben a mac,     antí dorat as e ruc.

4. Car doilge [le] inghin Taidg     éc Aodha aird, aidhble uird,
ina d’Echtaigh a bás bróin     Corbmaic hui Cuinn o [Maig Luirg.]

5. Ocus is luga roleth     cumha dar Saidb, soillsi a dath,
la iar tuitim Eogain uill     ocus Airt maic [Chuinn] hi ccath.

6. Nochar isligh Bebinn blaith     faidh a guil gnaith risin ngeicc,
dar’ marbh Cuc[h]ulainn grinn ...     a mac Fræch for Linn fhinn Féicc.

7. Nocha lugha rocaoi in ben     Caintigern da treb da sh ...
bás Mongain i nGartuir glain     don ail doteilcc Artuir air.

8. Nocha ferr le rígn[ai] rain     bas Lægaire meic nair Neill
in bhail itá lecht in læich     roselt o gæith is ó ghr[éin].

9. Nir fherr le Fe[d]lim in mbeirt     easbaidh Eirc, immain lé a mac,
dar’ thuit mac Coirpri ina f[uil]     le Conall ar Muigh Bregh balc.

10. O’tcualaid Écuba in gnimh,     de nocha derna snimh s[uaill],
don racheim rucc Eachtair án     dar’ gabh fa gaibh Aicheil uair.

11. Cidh mor do maithribh mac righ     rorathaigh cech gnimh cen gliaidh,
fada atathar ar a ráin     dail a mathar ina ndiaidh.

12. Nach cualaidh Derbail dar Dia     nach mo le Crist caidh co ceó1,
gémad grúg leis gach rígh rán     na do ládh a drucht don feór?

13. Ni mo leis blath droigin duibh     ocus cach do chur ’na chin,
itir tuile is traigh is tor     ina duille da chor d’fidh,

14. Leiccedh a daghmac do Dia,     bud hé fiach da n-adhradh í,
met gradha a meic lennaig le     bud é méd a chennaigh dí.




p. 270.

15. Tabradh cro[i]s Crist dar a hucht,     adradh don Righ darab ced,
seachnadh seach ifreann ngarbh ngrod     go port na n-apstal ’s na n-abb. Abair.



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