92
AN GAOḊAL.
The following poem has been sent us by the Rev
Father Keegan, St. Louis, Mo. It is a part of the
Tain Bo Cuailgne, copied from the Revue Celtique
by Father Keegan.
Feaiḋm is mo, on féiḋm is mo,
Coṁraic le Cuċulainn ċro;
Truaċ naṫ deiċ gcead dfearaiḃ Fail
Tig do ṫuitfeḋ a mo ḋail.
Truaġ an treas, on truaġ an treas,
Do ḃearas me agus Cu na g-cleas;
Teasgfamaid fuil agus feoil,
Gearrfamaid cuirp agus cnes.
Truaġ a ḋe, on truaġ a ḋe,
Toiġeaċt do ṁnaoi eattram is e —
Leiṫ mo ċroiḋe an cu gan ċol,
Agus leiṫ croiḋe na coin me,
Dair mo sgiaṫ, on dair mo sgiaṫ,
Da marḃaim cu at cliaṫ,
Saiṫfe me mo ċloiḋeaṁ caol
Tre mo ċroiḋe, tre mo ċliaḃ.
Dair mo ċolg, on dair mo ċolg,
Da marḃaim cu ġlinne bolg,
Ni ṁuirfeat duine da eis,
Noċ a taḃair beiḋm tuir bord.
Dair mo laiṁ, on dair mo laiṁ,
Da marḃaim cu ġlainne sgail,
Muirfeat Meaḋa cona a sloiġ,
Agus ni ḃus mo d-fearaiḃ Fail.
Dair mo ġo, on dair mo ġo,
Da marḃaim cu aṫ cro,
Aḋláċfar mi se ann a feart,
Ḃus h-ionann leaċt ḋaṁsa is ḋo.
Fearr liom arm, on fearr liom arm
Dom ṁarbaḋ san ġleó ġarḃ;
Na eag ċum h - - - na con,
Do ḃiaṫaḋ gaċ sgol sgaċ baḋḃ.
Abair fris, on abair fris,
Ris an g-coin go g-caoiṁ cnis,
Gur ṫarngair Sgaṫaiġe gan sgaṫ,
Mise air aṫ do ṫuiteam leis.
Mairg do Meiḋḃe a deirm,
Ro imir a g-cluiḋṫe forainn
Mise do ċur ceann a g-ceann
Is Cuċulainn is teann feiḋm.
From Irish MS. Eg. 209.
Father Carroll’s Translation of the Adeste Fideles.
Chicago, March 25, 1891.
Editor Gael, — Dear friend I found this stowed a¬
way among my papers, a translation of the Adeste
Fideles, I did last Christmas. I send it to you,
that if you have room to publish it in the Gael it
may be read or sung in the future in honor of the
Infant Christ. Yours very sincerely,
Jno. J. Carroll.
ADESTE FIDELES.
1
Téiḋmis go Ḃeṫleém,
Ag altuġaḋ 'n Tiġearna,
Ag altuġaḋ 'n triumṗa,
A coṁcruinn na fíreun.
2
An naonan a connairc,
A riġeas na riġeaċta;
Téiḋmid ag altuġaḋ,
Ag altuġaḋ an Tiġearna.
3
Sé Dia 'n aonḟeaċt,
Soillsġe 'n teintir,
A taḃairaḋ ó'n óiġe-ḃean,
Niḋ mar an cretuir,
Aċt fíor-ġeinaṁ Diada.
4
Téiḋmis go Ḃeṫleém,
Ag altuġaḋ 'n Tiġearna,
Ag altugaḋ 'n triumṗa,
A coṁcruinn na fireun.
5
Seinnuiġiḋ go ṡúgaċ,
Ainġiḋ na coṁ roinn,
'R airde go Ḋia,
Seinnuiġiḋ go fonnṁar,
6
Téiḋmis go Ḃeṫleém,
Ag altuġaḋ 'n Tiġearna,
Ag altuġaḋ 'n triumṗa,
A coṁcruinn na fireun.
7
Rugaḋ é 'n lá so,
Iosa ro-ġloirṁar;
O'n aṫair siorruiḋe,
Briaṫar a fuair Coirp.
8
Téiḋmis go Ḃeṫleém,
altuġaḋ 'n Tiġearna,
Ag altuġaḋ 'n triumṗa,
A coṁ cruinn na fireun.
An aisdruġaḋ Gaoidlige so rinne
Ua Carruill, 1890
