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Samaltir in molad doínde...
Samaltir in molad doínde fri laithe ar a gairti mbís.
(is likened * the * praise * human * to * day * according to * its * shortness * that it always is)
Human praise is likened to a day because of the short time it endures.
Rochúala la nech légas libru...
Rochúala la nech légas libru:
intí ances in mbidbaid
is é fessin as bidbu.
(I have heard * by * one * who reads * books /
the one * who protects * the * criminal /
is * he * (him)self * that is * criminal)
I’ve heard from one who reads books:
he who protects a criminal
is himself a criminal.
Nípsa chú-sa imlomtha fuidell...
Nípsa chú-sa imlomtha fuidell.
Basa chú-sa tairdbe buiden.
(not was I * hound * of gnawing * remnants * was I * hound * of tearing * of companies)
I was not a hound for gnawing at scraps.
I was a hound for tearing into troops.
Nom·geib ferg...
Nom·geib ferg
fri cach n-indmas acht mo delg:
mo delg cia théis triam’ dernainn,
ferg fri suide ní dernaim.
(takes-me * anger /
against * every * possession * but * my * brooch /
my * brooch * although * you might go * through my * palm /
anger * against * that * not * I would do)
I get angry
at everything I own except my brooch:
my brooch, even though you went through my palm,
I could not get angry at that.
Ní chomain-se th’fhírinne ar thoil daíne.
Ní chomain-se th’fhírinne ar thoil daíne.
(not * should you trample * your * truth * according to * desire * of people)
You should not trample your truth to please others.
Ní barae fri búire dait-siu ón.
Ní barae fri búire dait-siu ón.
(not * anger * against * rage * for you * that)
You won’t get wrath in return for rage.
Máthair etha aig...
Máthair etha aig, athair saille snechta.
(mother * of grain * ice * father * of bacon * snow)
Ice is the mother of grain, snow is the father of bacon.
Masa brec gach dan suad...
Masa brec gach dan suad,
is brec brat ’s as brec biad;
’s as brec an domhan uli,
’s as brec fos an duine criad.
(if is * lie * every * poem * of sages /
is * lie * cloak * and * is * lie * food /
and * is * lie * the * world * all /
and * is * lie * yet * the * man * of clay)
If the poems of the wise are lies,
clothing and food are lies;
and the whole world is a lie,
and even man of clay is a lie.
La cach mboin a boinín.
La cach mboin a boinín.
(with * each * cow * her * calf)
To every cow her calf. The calf belongs to the cow.
Is gnáth lassar hi tiarmoracht diad.
Is gnáth lassar hi tiarmoracht diad.
(is * usual * flame * in * accompaniment * of smoke)
Where there’s smoke there’s fire.