Éistibh, a Luchd an Tighe-se

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Éistibh, a Luchd an Tighe-se (15th century) 
Iseabail Ní Mheic Cailéin
Original text Modern Irish Gaelic spelling Modern Scottish Gaelic spelling

Estyf, a lucht in ti so,
re skail na bod breour,
dy hantyth mo chreissy
cwt dane skallow dy screyf.

Da leneour bod braiwillycht
dy vy sin amsyr royn,
tak far in nvrd ċrawe so
bod is ċaf mor roynne.

Bod mo haggird horistil
ga ty go fad sessowyt,
otha keynn an quhallavir
in reyf ata na vackann.

Atta reyf roiravyr
an sin sne skail breg,
notcha cholai choyravyr
woa vod arriss es. Estyve.

Éistibh a luchd an tighe-se
re scél na mbod bríoghmhar
do shanntaich mo chridhe-sa
cuid dana scéalaibh do sgríobhadh.

Cé líonmhor bod bréagh-bhileach
do bhí san aimsir romhainn
tá aig fear an úird chrábhaidh seo
bod as cho mór righinn.

Bod mo shagairt thuarasdail
cé tá cho fada seasmhach
o tha céin ní chualabhair
an reabh atá ina mhacan.

Atá a riabh ro-reamhar
an sin ’s ní h-é scéal bréagach
nocha [chuala] cho-reamhar
mhotha bhod arís. Éistibh.

Éistibh, a luchd an tighe-se
re sgeul na bod brìoghmhar
do shanntaich mo chridhe-sa
cuid dana sgeulaibh do sgríobhadh.

Ce lìonmhor bod brèagh-bhileach
do bhi san aimsir romhainn
ta aig fear an ùird chràbhaidh seo
bod as gu mór righinn.

Bod mo shagairt thuarasdail
ce ta gu fada seasmhach
o tha céin ni chualabhair
an reabh atà ina mhacan.

Atá a riabh ro-reamhar
an sin's ni he sgeul bréagach
nocha chuala gu reamhar
mhotha bhod aris. Éistibh.


This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.