aerfat-sa tusa
as misi do marbh a athair
ata ollamnacht gach crích agam
ata mo charatrad fein re h-eicsi
ba maidm roimpi gach cath air a teigh
cread an fáth fa n-abraisi sin?
cread an mian sin?
cread a thig friot, a bhanfhlaith?
cread ima fiafraig-se?
cread in bron sin ort, a Ghuairi?
do-aer Seanchan me ocus dighealt-sa air h-é
do-batar in dias co h-imrisnach
do-bear-sa log duit-se
do-ghenainn fein ealadhan dúit
firta ocus mirbuili rig nime ocus talmana uaim-si at agaid dom shaerad ocus dom anacul ort
gabhur m´eachradh dam con imthighim
in maith e do run, a ghilla?
is aithne dam airm a fuil se
is ainmfheasach doib-sium beith amlaid sin
is bindithir lim fria teaduib m-beann-chrot
is dochair dam a mharbaid
is maith an dán sin gidbe tuigfeas é
is maith an dúan soin
is maith in scel indsi
is maith mo run
leic as. a Dhallain
maith leam-sa do dhuan d´eisteacht
mian do-rala dam
mo mhallacht ar int é do-shir sin
mo mhallacht ar in láim tuc int urchur-sin
mo mhallachta ar in bel adubairt sin
mór h-oirdni ocus do-chladus uaim, a Dhallain
na geib m´aera am fhiadnuisi
Neart Dé ocus na naem uaim-si an bhur n-diaigh, mad do do-ghreasabhair co n-ecoir me
ni h-aen mian sin acht greas do mianaibh
ni h-aen mian sin acht moran do dhroch-mianaibh
ni bearuit sin uile tusa uaim-si gan t´aerad
ni eirghedis aon la gan mianta ecshamhla
ni h-ingnad fear h-aithnesi da rad sin
ni rabamar ríam lá as measa do bheith againn
rann a n-inad an roinn ocus focul a n-inad in fhocal
tabur muimme na cleiri cucainn
tucus-sa duan cugat-sa