TEXTES IRLANDAIS IN» I

LÉGENDE DE SAINT PATRICE, COMPOSÉE PAR LE BARDE FIEK, DISCIPLE DL' DRUIDE DUBTAK *.

Genair Patraic i Nemlhur, assead adfct hi scelaih, Macan se mbliadan dec, an tan do bret fo deraib.

Succat a ainm hi trub rad, cid a athair ba fisse, Mac Calpuirn, mie Otidhe, ho deschain Odissi.

Bai se bhadna hi fognam ; maise doine nis tomled ; Batar ile Cothraighe cetliar Irebe diafofrnad.

Asbert Victor fri gniad Milcon, tesed for tonna Forruib a chois for sind leic ; maraid dia aes in bronna.

Do f;tid tar Ealpa uile, de miiir, ba hambra reatha, Conid fargaib laGerman, an deas as deisciort Leatlia.

Tn insib mara Toirrian ainis imlih, ad rinii, Legais canoin la Gerinan ised adfiadat hni.

' Û'Connor, Renim hybern. scriptore^, t. I. Cf. D' Toild, Uher hymnoriim.

L\ LÉGENDI- CELTIOUK.

Do cum Ilorenn dod feli-, aingil De hi fitisi, iMcMiic it chithi i fisib ilosnicfed a ritisi.

Ropo col);iir (loiid Ri iim liclita Patraic for Oclad : Ro clos cian son angarma inacraidi caille Fochlaid

Gadalar co tissad in noeb, aran imthised letliu, Arii tintarrad o chloen tuatha Herenn do betu.

Tiialha Herenn taircliantais dosnicfed sithh nua, Meraid coti amartche ocus bid fas tir Temrach.

A Druid ar Laoghairc ticbta Patraic in cheiltis, Ro firad ind aitsine inna flatba as beirtis.

Ba leir Patraic coinbeba, ba sab innarba cloeni. Ised tuargaib a eva suas de secli tbreba doeani.

Immuin agus Apocalips na tri coi cach nos canad; Prilchad, batsed, arniged; de niolnd De ni anad.

Ni con gebed nact sine do fess aidclio billinnib; For nim consena a righe pritchais fris De in dindaib.

Hi Slan luaitb Benna-baircho nis gaibed tart na lia; Canad ced psalai cecb naidchido Rig, aingil fognia.

Foid for leic luim iaruni, ochiis cuilce fliucb inime, Ba coirte a ritbadart, ni leic a corp i timine.

Pritchad soscela do cach, dognith mor fearta i lellm, Iccaid luscu la truscu, mairb dosfiuscad do bethii.

Patraic pritchis do Scotuib, roches niorseath illethii, Iinrni co tisat do brath in cach dosfusc do bethu.

Mcic Eimir ineic Eirimoin lotur hiule la cisel; Fos rolaic in t-Armchosal isin mor catbe n-isel.

PIECES Jl STIFICATIVES. 299

Conila lanic in l-.Vpstal do failli, gidli fraollie dciic. l'iilchais lii iiclilc bliadliiia croich Cris do lliu;itliaib Fenc.

For Ihuait Krcnn l)ai lemol, liiata adorta idia; Ni chreilsct iii firdeaclit, imia ïriiioile lire.

In Ardmadia lil rig is cian dororaclit Eniain,

Is cell moi- Dini-leilh-glaisse nini dil ccd dilndjli Tcniair,

Patraic dianiboi illobrii adcobra dol do Macbc, Do lliiid aingel arachenn forsct, aniedon latlic.

Dofaiili fades lo ^'ic•lo^, ba he aridralastar, Lassais inniiiine ini bai, asin len adgiadastar.

Asbert : oïdaii do Mâche, do Crisl atlaiglhe biiide; Do cliiim ninie niosarega; loraliia duit du guide.

Vninion doroega it liiu bit kirecli diten do cach; Immut il Initliiii in nicssa regat lir llerenn do bratli.

Anais Tasac diaiK^s, in tan do bori coniaia do.

Asbert nios nicl'ead l'atraic, brialliar Tas.saig iiir bu go.

Sam aigiscricli fri aidcbi, ar nacli ate les oca, Co clienn bliadiia baisoilse; ba lie silblatbe fola.

In cath fectha in Beatbron fri luaith Canan la mac Nun, Assuilh in grian fri Gabon, assed adfet littre duin.

Iluair assuith la Iliessue in grian fri bas idna cloen, Ciasu tbrebrech ba huissc soillse fri betsect na noeb?

Clerich Eren doUolor dairi Patraic as cech set.

Son in ccatuil fos rolaic coa liiil cacli u.idhib for set

Anaiin Patraic fria corp isiar saelhaib ro scarad, Angeil De, icct aidbce, arid fetliis ccn anadb.

In tan con huailai Patraic, adella in Patraic n-aile, Is malle connucc aibliset do chum h-Isu mac Maire.

Patraic cen airde nuabhair, ba mor do maith ro meanuir, Bith in gellsine meic Maire, bha sen gaire in genuir.

N» II

PRÉDICTION DE l'aRRIVÉE DE SAINT PATRICE PAR LES DRUIDES '

Ticfa Tailcend, Tar iiiuii- nieircenn, A bratt toU-cend, A chand crom-cbend A mias in airthiur atigi, Freserat huih . amen.

N° III

LA CEINTDRE MONASTIQUE, POËME COMPOSÉ PAR UN B.ARDE ÉLÈVE DE SAINT KOLOM-KILL'.

Cris Finnain dumimdcgail iraum imacuairl Nar amtairthea innset timcellas intuaith ;

Raucthi hdn indulean mu brond,

Lurech De ; dumimdegail ota mind gom bond.

Cris Fianain ino chris argalar arches Aruptaih banmbi'th afraecli adamlos.

' O'Curry, p. 624.

* Haupt : Eil. Zeuss, Grammntica cellica, t. II, p. 953. Cf. W. Stokes.

IMKCKS JUSTIFICATIVKS. 301

Cris Koin ino cliris ralc}? siiiili iiglaii Daid (crga fur soid upta mljaii.

Cris nalhrach ino chris, iialair imita Na ramgoniit lir, na ramillct mua Dnrennaib romora, fomoir iinata.

Fohnit 1110 \V\ dam fosarabi in ri; Fotroclilanil) fothochlaii ino bi.

Mo cluilmoc ramcharastar arfegad arfis, Isairai ramcharastar iiair is lend mo chris.

N» IV

LE PALAIS d'aLMOÏN, PAR OSSIAN. — DIALOGUE ENTRE OSSIAN ET SAINT PATRICE : LA CHASSE '.

Do conairt, re mo lin aigc Pion re gac nol Dec cead corn go bflcasg fo na cneasuib oir.

Do bi da bruigiii deag fa loor ainead ad dun Ag mac ingine Taidg, o Almoin, na bfian ur.

Do bi dase teinle go cinte an sgac tig

Fear agus cead gan gaine fa gac teine diob siii.

À l'adraic! an cuala tu an Isealg? A mie Chalpuirn na psailm saiinh Do roinnead an ionar le FionnV Sgan en neach ann d'Fianaib.

PADRAIC.

Ni cualas, a meic an rig! Oisin glic, na ngniom ngarg Innis duinn is, na can go, donnas aroinnead Ico an tsealg.

* Miss Brooke : Irish originals of tlie heroic poems, p. 93 et 278.

OISIN.

Ni canamioisne an Fhian go" Ariain leo nior luaidoad breus. As le firinne is le ncart aslain tigmiois slan as gach inioidn, Nior suig cleireac accill ge gur binn rib a canaid psailm, Dob fhirinnig no an Fhian fir nar loc angliad garg;

Nior siiig coinmait ion neac accric, aPa iraic, ciolin is binno glo." Dob fhirinnig no Fion anaig fear ar daim do bronnad or.

PADUAIC.

Leig as abeit da rioni, a mie an ris^, dob fhear cliud

Gcill don te niol i;ac feart croni do ceann, is feac do sbm :

Biiail bus is sil do der, cred don te ta os do cionn

Gid >'urab iongnad Icatsa aluad'ase do ruî; braid air Fhionn.

Sguirim dar niomarbaid ar g;!C lioib aso aiioir maoil ata gan ceill Ata Dia ar ncam na naom ista an Fhian iiile ibpcin!

OISIN.

A Padraic ! nac truag, nac coisgion Dia lus na bpian acbur ar Fhionn ! As Dia Fein da mbiad anairc go troidfead an ilail da cionn!

Ni niinic adfulaing rig na bfian en neac ariam anairc no ngiiais, Gan fhiargailt le hairgiod no re bor, no tosac sloig go ndjeiread braid.

A Padraic! da mbeins gan ceill scarfain le do clcir uile accin, Ni beit bacall no leabar ban, no clog na Urat an do cill !

PADRAIC.

As binn leam abeit llus ar an bfein, a meic an rig, as ailne dcalb ; Nac cumain leat niar gealluis duinn cionnas asrionad leo an t ealg.

OISIN.

k Padraic! gid adbar caoi dam abeit nom aneusa ard, Aitreosad ge tioim fa bron cionnas do rinnead leo an (sealg.

DEUXlElME PARTIE