A Hymn on the Life, Virtues and Miracles of St. Patrick: Composed by his Disciple, Saint Fiech, Bishop of SlettyFiech, Saint, Bishop of Sletty, active 6th century
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A Hymn on the Life, Virtues and Miracles of St. Patrick: Composed by his Disciple, Saint Fiech, Bishop of Sletty
Fiech, Saint, Bishop of Sletty, active 6th century
Patrick, Saint, 373?-463?
Ro po cobhair don D-Eren
Tichta Patraic for Oclat:
Ro clos cian son an garma
Macraidhi caille fochlad.
IX.
Gadhadair co tisseadh in noebh
Ar a nimthised lethu,
Ar atin taradh o cloean
Tuath a h-Eren do bheathu.
X.
Tuata h-Eren Tairchantais
Dos nicfead Sithlaith nua,
Meraidh co ti amartaige
Bidh fás tír temhrach.
XI.
A Dhruidh ar Laoghaire
Tichta Patraic ni cheiltis,
Ro firad ind aitsine,
Ina flatha as beirtis.
XII.
Ba lëir Patraic cumbebha,
Ba sabh innarba cloeni,
Ised duargoibh a Eua
Suas de sech threbhah doeani
XIII.
Immuin agus Apocapalips,
Na tri coicat nos canad
Pritchad, batset, arniged,
Do moladh Dé in anad.
XIV.
Ni con Gebéd fuacht sine
Do shess aidche hillinnibh
For nim consena a Righe,
Pritcais fri de indindaibh.
XV.
Hi slán tuaith benna-bairche
Nis gebhe Dhtart, na lia
Canadh Céad psalm cech naidhehe
Do Righ aingel fo Gnia.
XVI.
Foidh for luim iaramh,
Ochus cuilche fhliuchimme,
Ba coirthe a rithadart
_Ni leic a corp e timme_.
XVII.
Pritcadh sóscela do cäch
Do gnih mór fearta i Leathu
Iccaid luscu la trusca
Mairbh dos fuisceadh beathu.
XVIII.
Padraic priotcais do Scotuibh
Ro cheas mór seath i Leathu
Immi co tisat do brath
In cách dos fiüc do beathu.
XIX.
Meic Eimhir, meich Eirimoin
Lotar huile la ciseal,
Fos Zolaic in tarmchosal
Is in mórchathe nisel.
XX.
Conda tanic in T-apstal
Do faith gidh gaethe dëne
Pritchais tri fichte bliadhnâ,
Cröich crist do thuathaibh Fene.
XXI.
For thuath h-Erenn bai temnei
Tuata adhorta idhla,
Ni chraitsed in Fhirdheacht
In i _Trinoite_ fire.
XXII.
In Ardmacha fil righi
Is cian do reracht Emhain,
Is cell mor Dun-leth-glaisse
Num dil cidh dithribh Temhair.
XXIII.
Patraic dia mboi illolhra
Ad cobra dol do Mhache
Do lluidh Aingev ar a cenn
For sed a meadhon laithe.
XXIV.
Do faith fa dheos do Uictor
Ba he arid ralastur,
Lassais immuine imbai,
Asan tein ad galastar.
XXV.
As bert ordan do Mache,
Do Crist atlaighthe buidhe
Do chum nimhe mor raga,
Ro ratha duit do guidhe.
XXVI.
Immon do roeghu it biu
Bid luirech didin do chach,
Immuit illathiu mesa
Regait fir n-Erend do brath.
XXVII.
Anais Tasac dia aës
An tan do bert Comain dó
As bert mios nic fead Patraic
Briathra Tasaigh nir bu gó.
XXVIII.
Samh aighis crich fri aidhci
Ar na cate les oca:
Co cenn bliadhna bai soilsi,
Ba he sitlaithe foda.
XXIX.
An cath fechto i m-Beatron
Fri tuait Canan la mac Nun,
Assuith in grian fri Gabon
Asseadh at fet littre dun.
XXX.
Huair assuith la h-iesue
In ghrian fri bás ina clóen,
Ciasu threbech be huisse
Soillse fri betsecht an noebh.
XXXI.
Clerich Erend do llotar
Dairi Patraic as cech sét,
Son in ceatuil fos roiare
Con tuil cách uadhibh for set.
XXXII.
Anim Patraic fria chorp
As iar saethaibh ro scarad,
Angeil dé i cet aldhce
Arid fethis ceannadh.
XXXIII.
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